Once Upon a Bridge

<p><b>Shortlisted for the Writer's Guild Award for Best New Play 2021</b><br><i><br>He was like a rugby man </i><br><i>He hit her like a rugby man </i><br><i>Straight into her shoulder </i><br><i>The momentum of the crash </i><br><i>Dragging her beyond the kerb </i><br><i>Towards the front tyre of my bus.</i> <p/>Early one morning on Putney Bridge three strangers' lives collided for one fleeting second. <p/>Inspired by real events <i>Once Upon a Bridge</i> weaves a tale about human triumph and frailty about the power of destiny and chance and why sometimes we choose to hate and other times we choose to dance. <p/>Commissioned by Ireland's Druid Theatre and live-streamed from Mick Lally theatre in Galway Sonya Kelly's latest play received a string of excellent reviews for its bold intimacy and engaging story telling.</p>