I Didn't Always Live Here

Synopsis

"Not as if I always lived here, mind you...I started off in Govan. Never dreamt in those days I'd end up this side of the river. Real step up in the world that was...I'm grateful for it. Despite everything, I'm grateful for it " Glasgow, the 1970s. Martha and Amie are old neighbours, trapped in their decaying tenement and cut off from family and friends. With the present closing in and the future uncertain, Martha and Amie's real companions are the past and their memories of ordinary lives peopled by extraordinary characters and their struggles and triumphs. I Didn't Always Live Here is a compassionate and heart rending journey into the forgotten lives of the dispossessed and elderly, as well as an uplifting journey into the human spirit's capacity to cope with social exclusion and financial hardship.

Our Review:

2 April 2013

I Didn’t Always Live Here is a touching tale of loss, loneliness, and hope. Set in Glasgow in the 1970s, elderly women Martha and Amie live across the landing from each other in the same block of decaying flats. Both with their particular quirks, we see these female protagonists struggle with a damp, cold building that threatens to collapse onto them, escaping into the past for moments of respite and recollection.

Dubbed as a ‘hymn to Glasgow’, Stewart Conn’s play first premiered in 1967 in Glasgow, and has its English premiere at the Finborough. The small, intimate space perfectly complements the real, human nature of the play. Martha, with her dickie leg and on...

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