Meet Violet at Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre 

Violet, a new play about human connection and inter-generational friendship comes to Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre next month.

Violet is starting to forget, but she's got a long life to remember before she does. There are rights to wrong and ends to tie up; a life well lived is never neat. Generations younger, Bertie is at the beginning with no idea what lies ahead. She's looking for something to point her in the right direction. 

From new playwright Bebe Sanders and award-winning company Poor Michelle,Violet is a new play about human connection and inter-generational friendships. It quietly explores themes of mental health, dementia, and loneliness without forgetting the often funny and absurd moments of ordinary life.

Directed by Ellie Gauge, Violet is written and performed by Bebe Sanders. Bebe graduated from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in 2013; her acting credits since include Twelfth Night (Orange Tree), Three Winters (National Theatre) and international tours of The Bunker Trilogy and The Frontier Trilogy (Jethro Compton Productions). Her first play, Pebbles, had a sell-out run at The Katzspace in October 2017. She is currently developing a new play supported by Paines Plough as one of their Big Room writers. 

Violet can be seen in the McCarthy at the SJT at 7.45pm on Tuesday 7 May. Tickets are priced from £10, and can be booked at the box office on 01723 370541 or via the website: www.sjt.uk.com