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We’re Not Going Back

July 6 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

£12 – £14

75 Mines. 3 Sisters. 1 Cause. (And a six-pack of Babycham)

2024 is the fortieth anniversary of the 1984/85 miners’ strike, a dispute that still resonates today. But the strike wasn’t just about pickets vs police – in this thought-provoking musical comedy, there are no miners and no cops. Instead, we follow the fortunes of three sisters in a pit village, hit hard by the Government’s war against the miners and determined to set up a branch of ‘Women Against Pit Closures’.
It’s early 1984, and Olive, Mary, and Isabel are sisters whose everyday squabbles collide with a strike that forces them to question their lives, their relationships, and their family ties.

 

This strike wasn’t just a war fought on the battlegrounds of a picket line, Parliament, and public opinion; it was as much a battle in the homes and families of those fighting for their communities.
We’re Not Going Back tackles the resilience of working communities, the make-and-mend fabric of family, and the power of sticking two fingers up to a government hell-bent on destruction… and all with humour, song and a six-pack of Babycham.

Presented by Red Ladder Theatre Company and Unite the Union
Written by Boff Whalley

Ticket price: £14 (£12)

Details

Date:
July 6
Time:
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Cost:
£12 – £14
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Website:
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Organizer

Ripon Theatre Festival

Venue

Ripon Arts Hub
49 Allhallowgate
Ripon, HG4 1LQ United Kingdom
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