Going to Britain and Europe is a huge deal when you do it for the first time and you're in your 40s. Or older. And alone. The terror, loneliness and sheer exhilaration of the experience is the basis for Taking Off.
From the pen of Roger Hall.
Directed by Barry Magowan
All images by Anna Menendez Photography
Ruth (Eryl Raymond) writing her novel
Ruth (Eryl Raymond)
Flying to London. From left: Noeline (Di Logan), Ruth (Eryl Raymond), Jean (understudied by Fi Gudsell) and Frankie (Ruth Flynn)
Noeline (Di Logan)
Frankie played by Ruth Flynn
Frankie (Ruth Flynn) chooses a holiday
Noeline (Di Logan) sends an email
Noeline played by Di Logan
Jean, understudied by Fi Gudsell
From left: Ruth (Eryl Raymond) with Frankie (Ruth Flynn) in the foreground