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adulthood that Vicky was born biologically male and had transitioned before they were born. They began to hear stories from their mother, Vicky, and Vicky's mother about her journey from male to female, with all the trials and tribulations that ensued. The sisters, independently of each other, began writing about the stories they'd been told. And upon discovering that they had each starting writing about it, they teamed up to create the play text subsequently published and performed.
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The debut play from sisters Nicola and Stacey Bland is based on an entirely true story, which had been kept secret within their family for many years. The character of Vicky is the sisters' real-life aunty and the character of Debbie, their real-life mother. The writers discovered when they reached
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The play charts Vicky's journey through five years of her life from 1980 to 1985. The story begins with Vicky and best friend Debbie getting ready for a night out in the council flat in
Elephant and Castle where Vicky lives with her mother, Sylvie. The two visit the Golden Girl club in the
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After a successful run @ThePleasance this year, 5 OFFIE noms & lovely reviews, @nbland and I are looking for a team to help rework @CallMeVickyPlay for TV. We are currently reworking the script and it would be great to meet: -TV script writers – DOP – Directors
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November 2019, writer Stacey Bland revealed on Twitter that she and her sister and co-writer Nicola Bland were working on turning the stage play into a screen play, following a successful theatrical run.
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was first performed at The
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