Cally is a gripping drama set in early 2000s Caledonian Road, London – a time when poverty and gang violence were deeply woven into the fabric of everyday life. The play follows a single mother and her children as they fight to survive, dream, and stay together in a world that constantly threatens to pull them apart.

As the family navigates the pressures of their environment, they come up against an overstretched and often indifferent social system. What unfolds is a powerful portrait of care, resistance, and the quiet acts of love that hold people together when everything else is falling apart.

Cally explores the emotional and political complexities of working-class motherhood, the legacy of austerity, and the deep resilience needed to keep going when support systems fail. The play asks what it means to protect your children in a world that doesn’t protect you.

Longlisted for the 2024 Women’s Prize for Playwriting, Cally is a raw, honest, and moving story about hope and survival against the odds.