It tells the stories of four of these women who shared their experiences of raising families in 1950s to the 1980s in Toxteth
Arts Council England have funded local writer Maria Paul of Nwoko Arts for a national tour of her play Sweet Mother, which has been adapted from its first performance.
The lens focuses on the previously untold stories of white women who fell in love with, married and raised families with black men in Liverpool 8 during a time of racial unrest.First shown in 2020, Maria has added a fourth person to join in telling their story. The women in focus are Joan Caddick, Josie Burger and Vera McRae,the fourth will be revealed at the first performance.
Sweet Mother celebrates the strength and resilience of these women and many more like them. Maria told the ECHO: “My inspiration for the play was my own lived experience of having a mother who endured racism at the hands of some family members due to the colour of my dad's skin. Margaret Connell who has been involved in the early development of the play and portrays Marie Chicken said: "Its an honour to be able to tell the stories of such resilient women. Despite the prejudice and struggles they faced they always had a smile and a story to tell.
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