“We’re in the soup again!”
Hey. Is Eastbourne in for a treat with 4 performances over 3 days of this Community Play starting soon. And on at our fantastic heritage venue The Winter Garden. A double treat!
The characters in the play are based on some of Eastbourne’s very own local radical history favourites, (George Meek, Eleanor Marx to name 2 of mine).
Here is what The Company have to say:-
“It’s a muggy Summer’s Day in Eastbourne and the local Community Kitchen is short staffed; can they cook 200 meals and stay on speaking terms as tempers flare and disaster strikes?
And can Eastbourne’s past step in to help? H.G. Wells, Eleanor Marx, George Meek and many others do their best; amid ship wrecks and the bombs of World War 2 falling on the town”.
‘Mrs Eleanor Marx Aveling, daughter of Karl Marx.jpg’, William Collison and National Free Labour Association, No known copyright restrictions
NOW.
Why is it called a Community Play?
Well, for starters it’s full of people from our town community:- a cast of 50 actors, Concentus Choir, Cuckmere String Quartet, Eastbourne Silver Band and Printers Playhouse Community Choir in a specially written play with music about, and for, the town of Eastbourne.
The script is based on stories and memories shared by the people of Eastbourne, and the history of this unique seaside town. (See here for one world famous performer at the Floral Room, Winter Garden)
Performances:-
Thurs 4 June 7.30pm, Fri 5 June 7.30pmSat 6 June 2.30pm and 7.30pm (for performance on Sat 6 June @7.30pm please click on the green book now tab above or on the calendar on the right). Really looking forward to this. Hope you are too.
Tickets HERE.
Thank yous go to:-
Funded by Backstage Trust, East Sussex Arts Partnership, Chalk Cliff Trust and Darcy Clothing.
Written by : local playwright, Suzi Hopkin
Produced by : The Company www.thecompanyuk.com
Directed by : John Berry, Viv Berry and Stephen Israel
Music composed and arranged by Rachel Frances Dawson
