SILVER Lining is the new comedy by writer, actor, presenter and political activist Sandi Toksvig which tells the tale of five extraordinary yet forgotten women, who come together one treacherous night to recreate The Great Escape – senior citizen style.

On one dark and stormy night in the upper day room of the Silver Retirement Home, five elderly ladies are trading stories of their remarkable lives. With the storm floods rising and no rescue team in sight, the ladies are faced with the sudden realisation that in order to survive they are going to have to do what they have done for their entire lives – do it themselves.

The cast features Rachel Davies, Keziah Josephs, Maggie McCarthy, Joanna Monro, Sheila Reid and Amanda Walker. Completing the cast is Theo Toksvig-Stewart in his professional stage debut.

Sandi's previous writing for the stage includes the musical Big Night Out at the Little Sands Picture Palace and The Pocket Dream. Until last year she was the presenter of BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz and in October 2016 took over from Stephen Fry as the host of BBC television quiz show QI. She is the joint founder of the Women’s Equality Party which was established in March 2015.

Silver Lining is at the York Theatre Royal from March 28 to April 1 at 7.30pm with matinees on Thursday at 2pm and Saturday at 2.30pm

For more information and tickets go to yorktheatreroyal.co.uk or call the box office on 01904 623568.