Lyme Regis resident Kate Duncan has co-written a play called Rose, which will be performed at the Marine Theatre.

Taking place on Tuesday March 21, Rose tells the story of a young woman, who is adapting to sight loss and physical disability.

At first, everything seemed normal for Rose when she started school - then her sight begins to fail and she struggles with physical disability.

A special school seems to be the answer. She is talented and creative but she remains isolated in her teens until she meets the unconventional Matt.

Christine Diment met Kate at the Marine Theatre where she was running a writing workshop.

Christine immediately spotted Kate’s talent, humour and imagination.

Together, they decided to write a play based on Kate’s circumstances but she insisted that the characters and events should be entirely fictional.

During Covid, Theatre West in Bristol chose the play from amongst 84 others to develop and perform on Zoom.

They have now received funding from the Arts Council England to take this project further and Christine is now working with Dorset Blind Association encouraging groups to develop their writing and creative skills.

Christine said: “We’ve found many of the themes we uncovered in Rose – school, love, vulnerability, fragility – are echoed in the stories that have emerged from the group.”

These workshops will result in a revue-style performance creating a legacy for Rose.

Kate said; “We are so excited to be coming back to the Marine Theatre with the play of Rose where it all started.”

Tickets from £6 at marinetheatre.com, the Lyme Regis Bookshop and Bridport Tourist Information Centre.