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The only British person to be tried and charged with treason in the Second World War takes to the stage for the first time. Was Mabel a collaborator? A visionary? Or just an outsider? Was she the victim of a witch hunt? Or the victim of her own uncompromising nature? Join Mabel on Sandown Beach with her secateurs, sequined tassels and heartfelt – if misguided – self-belief.<\/p>\n

Based on the novel ‘Careless Talk’ by James Friel, shortlisted for the John Llewelyn Rhys Prize.<\/p>\n

About This Show<\/p>\n

Careless Talk is a cross between a wonderfully observed Victoria Wood sketch of everyday life and an episode of \u2018Dad\u2019s Army\u2019.<\/p>\n

‘Superbly acted by Ali Williams, who effortlessly embodies all the characters in a tour de force performance, displaying a range of accents and mannerisms at a heady pace, with great skill and vitality’.<\/p>\n

‘A female National Theatre of Brent’ (The Stage)
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