Martha

An original story about friendship created by Andy Manley, Gill Robertson and Annie Wood

About

Age suitability: 4+
Running time: 55 minutes

Who is Martha?

Martha lives by the sea…
Martha lives alone…
Martha doesn’t need anyone…

She is stubborn, eccentric and highly independent.

Who are Martha’s friends?

Not her next door neighbour.
Not her helpful postman.
Nor her secret admirer from across the bay.

One day she has an unexpected visitor and for Martha life will never be the same again.

A range of resources are available to schools for Martha at www.theatreinschoolsscotland.com

Creative Team

Co-Creator: Gill Robertson
Director: Annie Wood
Designer: Karen Tennent
Co-Creator: Andy Manley

Awards

Award winner
2001 Victor Award, North American Showcase
2008 Shanghai International Children’s festival

Production History

Number of performances to date: 642

Scotland 1999:
4th May 1999 - 5th June 1999

Uk and Canada 2000:
22nd April 2000 - 5th June 2000

IPAY Showcase:
25th January 2001 - 25th January 2001

New Victory Theatre, New York 2001:
1st October 2001 - 14th October 2001

USA and Canada 2002:
11th January 2002 - 10th June 2002

UK 2002:
18th October 2002 - 11th January 2003

Martha:
28th March 2003 - 6th April 2003

Edinburgh Fringe 2004:
7th August 2004 - 29th August 2004

Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham 2005:
6th December 2005 - 24th December 2005

Scotland 2006:
30th January 2006 - 24th March 2006

Tron Theatre, Glasgow 2006:
7th December 2006 - 31st December 2006

Netherlands 2007:
17th August 2007 - 19th August 2007

UK 2008:
14th February 2008 - 25th April 2008

China 2008:
7th July 2008 - 21st July 2008

Singapore and Australia 2009:
9th March 2009 - 7th April 2009

Scotland 2010:
10th May 2010 - 26th May 2010

Southbank Centre 2012:
6th April 2012 - 9th April 2012

Theatre in Schools Scotland 2016:
15th August 2016 - 9th October 2016

Shanghai 2017:
26th June 2017 - 9th July 2017

Scottish Tour 2018:
8th September 2018 - 28th October 2018