'My Mother Said I Never Should' Research

Synopsis
My Mother Said I Never Should was a play written in 1985 by Charlotte Keatley, first performed in Manchester in 1987. The play explores the lives and relationships of four generations of women; Doris, Margaret, Jackie and Rosie. It shows the different relationships between these mothers and daughters exploring the themes of independence, growing-up and secrets.
RosieIn my monologue the character I will be playing is Rosie. Rosie has a complicated and secret background when she was born into the world by her blood mother and teenager, Jackie. Being born in 1971 the issue of teenage pregnancy was extremely frowned upon Margaret, Jackie's mother, took her baby Rosie to raise as her own. Rosie brought up with Jackie as a grown up sister and looks up to her making her often act older than she is.
My Monologue
The monologue I will be performing is set in Margaret's garden in 1979 on Rosie's 8th birthday. Rosie is in the garden with her dolly, Suky, that was passed down through the generations. During her monologue she is burying her dolly explaining to it that she is too old for dolls. This monologue has a slight comic effect on the audience as she is talking to her dolly like any young girl but is saying she is too old for them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Mother_Said_I_Never_Should