Fri 06 Feb
|Depot Studio at Swansea Grand Theatre
Practically Imperfect - Swansea
A battle of wills ensues when writer P L Travers is visited by her creation, Mary Poppins
Time & Location
06 Feb 2026, 19:30 – 21:20
Depot Studio at Swansea Grand Theatre, Singleton St, Swansea SA1 3QJ, UK
About the event
“finds new terrain”
The Guardian on The Telling
The very private PL Travers lives quietly in Chelsea. Out of the blue, her very own creation, Mary Poppins, suddenly appears in Travers’ study, asking difficult questions she would rather not answer. Rather than the Banks family, Mary Poppins has come to sort out the acerbic writer herself. But Travers is a force to be reckoned with too. So who will control the narrative and win the battle of wills?
The fun-filled chaos is soundtracked by Mary Poppins who performs Edwardian songs such as Lily of Laguna - the kind of music PL Travers really wanted in the Mary Poppins film.
A collaboration project with Blue Fire Theatre. A brand new play with music by award-winning writer Clare Norburn, directed by BAFTA-nominated BBC director, Nicholas Renton (Mrs Gaskell’s Wives and Daughters, Musketeers, Lewis). Starring acclaimed actor Lottie Walker as PL Travers and actor-musician Joanna Brown as Mary Poppins.
Each half will be approx 40-45mins with an interval.
Age guidance: 12+
Supported by the Colwinston Charitable Trust and the Sylvia Waddilove Foundation.