Devon-based playwright, Lucy Bell, is to create a new film,
Grown Ups to be released in July. Inspired by interviews undertaken by students from Dawlish College with people in their 70s, 80s and 90s,
Grown Ups will share stories across generations, gathering reflections on life from people with a broad range of perspectives and experiences. Whilst researching the project the students spoke to Lynda who moved from Sierra Leone to England when she was 12 years old; Philip, now 93, who served in World War 2 and remembers his ‘best thing since sliced bread’ wife; and Graham, a shepherd from Birmingham, who recalls his days as a music promoter and the moment he shook Nelson Mandela’s hand. In the wake of the pandemic and as we grapple with what a ‘new normal’ looks like, their stories will be woven together in a new script which will share their moving, poignant, and often humorous perspectives on this unique moment in our history.