The Telling: Practically Imperfect
A battle of wills ensues when writer P L Travers is visited by her creation, Mary Poppins! Don't miss Practically Imperfect, the latest production from The Telling, at CCA Glasgow in March!
About The Telling: Practically Imperfect
| 11th March 2026 | |
| 7.30pm - 9.20pm | |
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Centre for Contemporary Arts Glasgow 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow City Centre G2 3JD |
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| £20 / £16 concs / £5 student/under 18 | |
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“finds new terrain” - The Guardian on The Telling
The very private PL Travers lives quietly in Chelsea. Out of the blue, her very own creation, Mary Poppins, suddenly appears in Travers’ study, asking difficult questions she would rather not answer. Rather than the Banks family, Mary Poppins has come to sort out the acerbic writer herself. But Travers is a force to be reckoned with too. So who will control the narrative and win the battle of wills?
The fun-filled chaos is soundtracked by Mary Poppins who performs the kind of music PL Travers really wanted in the Mary Poppins film (including Edwardian songs such as Lily of Laguna).
A collaboration project with Blue Fire Theatre. A brand new play with music by award-winning writer Clare Norburn, directed by BAFTA-nominated BBC director, Nicholas Renton (Mrs Gaskell’s Wives and Daughters, Musketeers, Lewis). Starring acclaimed actor Lottie Walker as PL Travers and actor-musician Joanna Brown as Mary Poppins.
Each half will be approx 40-45mins with an interval.
Age guidance: 12+
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