Unforgettable:
Telling the Care Home Story
A play set in a care home during the COVID-19 pandemic that puts the experiences of staff and care home residents centre stage. Performing at the House of Commons on 13 June 2023. News story here
Beneath the white coat
Looking at how healthcare professionals handled their own feelings of stress and trauma during the pandemic
Don’t leave me now
A story about the impact of early onset dementia on the lives of two very different families
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‘Unforgettable: Telling the Care Home Story' runner up at PENNA24 Awards
Hear Brian Daniels, playwright, talk about ‘Unforgettable: Telling the Care Home Story’
'Unforgettable: Telling the Care Home Story' was a runner up in the Patient Network National Awards (PENNA) 2024. Winners were announced at a special event held at Birmingham University. Set during the Covid pandemic, the play was commissioned by Leeds Care Association, written by Brian Daniels, inspired by true experiences. “Totally engrossing and powerful”
Pictured right: Peter Hodkinson, Chair, Leeds Care Association and Brian Daniels, CEO, Pluto Play Productions
Welcome
Pluto Play Productions was founded by Brian Daniels and the late Andrew Connolly in 1997 to run the famous New End Theatre in New End, Hampstead, North London. Between 1997 and 2011, the company produced more than 200 new plays and musicals as well as literary events with established writers.
Since 2011, the company has largely produced plays inspired by true stories. Contemporary and complex issues covering health and social care, life-limiting illness, dementia, and family relationships are explored in a compassionate and understanding way. They are all written by Brian Daniels.
The plays are commissioned by, hosted by, and performed at NHS sites, hospitals, hospices, community centres, national theatres and at conferences and used for education and training purposes.
This website provides details of the plays in the production company’s portfolio as well as new plays coming down the tracks. It also explains how to become a host of a play performance and how to commission the writing of a new play
Where’s your Mama gone?
Based on the experiences of two children whose mother fell victim to a serial killer…
