''Speechless'' is a 2011 play by British playwrights

Linda Brogan Linda may refer to: As a name * Linda (given name), a female given name (including a list of people and fictional characters so named) * Linda (singer) (born 1977), stage name of Svetlana Geiman, a Russian singer * Anita Linda (born Alice Lake i ...

and Polly Teale. It was based on ''The Silent Twins'' by

Marjorie Wallace Marjorie Wallace (born January 23, 1954) is an American actress, television host, model and beauty queen. In 1973, she made history as the first woman from the United States to be crowned Miss World, but just 104 days later, pageant officials ...

, telling the story of June and Jennifer Gibbons. Its premiere was a national tour of the UK from 20 September to 26 November 2011, in a

Shared Experience Shared Experience is a British theatre company.
Its current joint

Sherman Cymru The Sherman Theatre ( cy, Theatr y Sherman) is a venue in the Cathays district of Cardiff. It was built as a twin-auditorium venue in 1973 with financial support from Cardiff University. Sherman Cymru was the name of the Sherman Theatre between 2 ...

co-production - venues included the Arcola Theatre in London and the Edinburgh Festival.Gardner, Lyn
Edinburgh Festival 2010
''The Guardian'', 8 August 2010

References

External links

*http://www.sharedexperience.org.uk/speechless.html 2011 plays {{2010s-play-stub