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FEATURED SHOW: ★★★★★ reviews are in for Call Me Vicky at the Pleasance

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Powerful, gut-wrenching, brutally honest, funny, engaged, delivered with honesty and compassion… What else do critics say about sisters Stacey and Nicola Bland’s playwriting debut Call Me Vicky, based on the true-life story of their transgender godmother. Time to get booking!

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Call Me Vicky Q&A video: Celebrating transgender progress & working-class voices onstage

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It was a great big family affair for my post-show Q&A at Call Me Vicky at the Pleasance Theatre this past weekend. The new one-act comedy-drama marks the playwriting debut for sisters Stacey and Nicola Bland, who also perform in the cast, and their mum, dad and nan were in proud attendance.

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FIRST-LOOK PHOTOS: True-life transition tale Call Me Vicky gets its world premiere

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True-life transition tale Call Me Vicky, officially received its world premiere last night (21 February 2019) at London’s Pleasance Theatre. We’re looking forward to Terri Paddock’s post-show Q&A with the company and other Mates’ reviews. In the meantime, here are some first-look photos of the production. Time to get booking!

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‘We laugh & cry together, I couldn’t do this without her’: Sisters Stacey & Nicola Bland on co-writing, producing & performing in Call Me Vicky

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Sibling rivalry isn’t nearly as fun as sibling collaboration. We caught up with sisters Nicola and Stacey Bland about their debut play Call Me Vicky, which they’ve co-written, co-produced and also star in, playing versions of themselves to tell the remarkable true-life story of their trans godmother. Time to get booking!

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PHOTOS: Sneak a peek inside Call Me Vicky rehearsals with Wendi Peters

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We’re counting down to the world premiere of Call Me Vicky, sisters Nicola and Stacey Bland’s debut play which charts the true life story of a transwoman’s challenges in 1980s London. Sneak a peek inside rehearsals, with Wendi Peters playing mum – and then get booking!

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NEWS: Sisters’ debut play Call Me Vicky charts true-life transition story, Wendi Peters stars

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Call Me Vicky, charting a transwoman’s challenges in 1980s London, is written by sisters and debut playwrights Nicola and Stacey Victoria Bland, inspired by their true-life godmother’s experience. Wendi Peters stars in the world premiere production. Time to get booking!

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WONDERLAND – Touring

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When you first sit down and take in this bizarre but wonderfully performed musical you might think that you literally have gone mad in your own mind with the number of characters passing through and yet by the end you realise it actually made perfect sense. So maybe we are all a bit mad after all.