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INHOUSE | SALFORD THEATRE COMPANY (PROFESSIONAL)

BLUE REMEMBERED HILLS BY DENNIS POTTER

WEDNESDAY 12TH UNTIL SATURDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER | WEDNESDAY 19TH UNTIL SATURDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER | WEDNESDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER UNTIL SATURDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER

This deceptively simple tale relates the activities of seven English children played by adults on a summer afternoon during World War II. In a woods, a field and a barn, they play, fight, fantasize and swagger. Their aggressions, fears, hostilities and rivalries are a microcosm of adult interaction. Easy going Willie tags along as burly Peter bullies Raymond. Plain Audrey is overshadowed by Angela's prettiness and wreaks her anger on the boys. All of them gang up on the terrified "Donald Duck" who, abused by his mother and ridiculed by his peers, plays a dangerous game of pyromania with tragic results.

Blue Remembered Hills was originally broadcast in 1979 as part of the BBC's Play for Today series.

Suitable 12+

FILM SCREENING | LORD ENTERTAINMENT & OHMY! PRODUCTIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH COLLATERAL FILMS

STRANGEWAYS HERE WE COME

A Savage Salford Comedy

Sucked into loans and finding themselves trapped by evil loan shark Danny Nolan,(Stephen Lord) the desperate residents of Salford come to the conclusion that the only way to free themselves is by bumping him off.

Starring: Michelle Keegan, IFTA Winner Elaine Cassidy (No Offence), BAFTA Winner Chanel Cresswell, (This Is England) BAFTA Winner Lauran Socha (Misfits) Jimmy Foster, Mark Sheilds & Stephen Lord.

Written and Directed by Chris Green.

VISITING COMPANY | DICK & LOTTIE (PROFESSIONAL)

IMPROBABLE FICTION BY ALAN AYCKBOURN

FRIDAY 12TH & SATURDAY 13TH OCTOBER

Six aspiring authors meet on a winter's evening to discuss their work. The chairman, Arnold, attempts to persuade the group to collaborate on a piece of writing, an idea that is quickly dismissed. However, as Arnold is clearing up after the meeting there is a clap of thunder, a black-out — and then the story that would have resulted from the collaboration takes place before his very eyes. Sharp comedy and affectionate satire characterize this zany, imaginative play.

'If this were played upon a stage now, I could condemn it as an improbable fiction' - Twelfth Night

VISITING COMPANY | DREADNOUGHT SOUTH WEST (PROFESSIONAL)

TUESDAY 16TH OCTOBER

THE CAUSE BY NATALIE MCGRATH

A Imagined Meeting Between Two Great Rebels

1913. Revolution stings the air. In an orchard, two women meet in secret. Their actions have divided them. Divided a nation. Split their cause in two. The two women are sufrage leaders and rebels; Emmeline Pankhurst and Millicent Fawcett. The Cause considers the impact that a lifetime of political campaigning has on an individual. Asking ‘how far would you go for what you believe in?’ and exploring the divide between the violent direct action of the sufragettes and the peaceful constitutional means of the sufragists.

Marking the centenary year of the frst votes for some women in 1918, this dynamic production has an original musical score and film animation, projected for thrilling visual efect.

VISITING COMPANY | 1956 ENTERTAINMENT (PROFESSIONAL)

SUNRISE FOR THE BLIND BY LEE LOMAS

THURSDAY 18TH OCTOBER UNTIL SATURDAY 20TH OCTOBER

The play follows the lives of two young men who are stuck in a deprived area with a sense of constant hopelessness, Nathan and Mark, lifelong best friends who have become more like brothers as the years have gone by. When Nathan begins a relationship with local girl Ashley he is soon taken under the wing of her racist father, Johnny. Meanwhile Mark works in the local shop and begins to form a tight bond with, Leena, Mother of Zeshan.

In a small town in North Manchester a young Asian man, Zeshan, runs away from home for fear of his father and the religious restrictions he instils upon him after getting a white girl, Becci, pregnant. Life continues to move slowly with very few people aware of the situation the trivialities of life take precedence in this bleak, true to life drama. The dialogue is fast-paced and punchy with topical issues touched on throughout with use of black and satirical comedy. The story shines a light on a part of society that is living below the working-class in near poverty conditions, whilst highlighting issues with ongoing racism in the UK.