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KAILEY

 Who cares for you when your parent is in prison?  

Set in Bradford, KAILEY is a comedy-drama that follows 18-year-old Kailey Spence as she navigates life alone whilst her mum, Shaz is caught in the prison system. Inspired by real life events, this comical and honest piece of new writing poignantly highlights the reality of society’s forgotten young people 


KAILEY is based on my own teenage experiences of having parents in prison. I began developing the script in Spring 2020 and carried out a 14 month research period which included interviews with people with lived experiences of family members in prison. All participants spoke about the lack of support and described feelings of shame and guilt.

 I was awarded a Bradford Producing Hub ‘Make Work’ grant to fund a full R&D, This led to an Arts Council England and Live Theatre funded advanced R&D with director Tess Seddon at Leeds Playhouse. The R&Ds culminated into a rehearsed reading of KAILEY at Live Theatre’s Elevator Festival 2022. 


KAILEY was awarded ACE funding for a 5 night run at Keighley Creative, in partnership with Kala Sangam, supported by Children Heard & Seen.


Production shots credit: Ant Robling 

Poster image credit; Will Summers


We are currently booking for a National Tour in Autumn 2025 so please do get in touch if you would like to book the show.


CAST

Kailey - Hannah Mullen 

Shaz - Jeanette Percival 

Beth / Jo - Faye Weerasinghe 


CREATIVE TEAM

Written and Produced by: Kerry Wright 

Director & Dramaturg: Tess Seddon 

Designer: Lu Herbert 

Lighting Designer: Jessie Addinall 

Sound Designer: NikNak 

Movement Director: Bakani Pickup 

Stage Manager: Leila Stephenson 

Marketing & Audience Development: Rob Abbey 

Assistant Producer: Mitchell Vernals 

Assistant Designer: Madi Omateone 

The star of the show though was the writing, which managed to be funny, tender and shocking when you comprehend just howling and vulnerable these young people are.


Bernard Ginns, Yorkshire Post

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Have a gander at our R&D video for KAILEY

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