Marcella's Minute To Midnight

Marcella’s awakening happens in her mid-sixties when a botched eBay order forces her into the loft and prompts the de-cluttering of a lifetime.

Faced with artefacts that provoke a host of vivid memories, Marcella embarks upon an unpredictable and unexpected journey through her past. Choosing what to hold on to and what to let go of brings her close to a full-blown late life crisis.

‘You start out starring in the story of your own life, only to find you’ve become a bit part player in everyone else’s.’

But surrounded by seemingly discarded objects and aspirations, Marcella begins to feel strangely alert, and starts to wonder if she is still allowed a dream or two.

Mary Lincoln’s witty one woman show delves beneath the experiences of a professional actress, and mother, to explore universal themes of parental influence, mental health, misplaced guilt, and the fear of loss of purpose. Marcella’s tale takes a humorous look at what can happen when personal creativity is suppressed, whilst affirming a belief that the creative flame can be re-ignited in anyone, at any time.