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Category Archives: drama
My review of “Just Like Tomorrow” (2004) by Faiza Guene
What do you want to do ? New mailCopy It is hard to imagine a working class female migrant from the deprived areas of Clayton (Manchester), Glodwick (Oldham ) or Hyde (Tameside) being offered a book contract. Faiza is … Continue reading
My review of Dayglo: The Poly Styrene Story by Celeste Bell and Zoe Howe
Poly Styrene (3 July 1957 – 25 April 2011), (real name Marianne Joan Elliott-Said) was one of the most unique performers who came out of the punk era. Watch this video here In this affectionate and revealing biography written by … Continue reading
IBRG Archive at the WCML. Out of Ireland. Six Irish Film Festivals 1988-93
Out of Ireland was the name given to six Irish Film Festivals that were initiated by the Manchester branch of the Irish in Britain Representation Group and organised from 1988 to 1993 with the Irish in Manchester History Group and … Continue reading
Posted in Catholicism, drama, education, feminism, films, human rights, Ireland, Irish second generation, labour history, Manchester, North of Ireland, political women, trade unions, TV drama, Uncategorized, women, working class history, young people
Tagged cornerhouse manchester, FIrish Film Festivals, Irish in Britain Representation Group, Kate Magee, Philip Donnellan
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My review of “Staging Life The Story of the Manchester Playwrights” by John Harding
Manchester used to have its own municipal theatre, the Library Theatre based in Central Library and its southern sister at the Forum in Wythenshawe. In those days going to the theatre was more democratic. For many Mancunian school children … Continue reading
My review of “Revolting Women”a new play about Sylvia Pankhurst.
Mikron Theatre’s new show “Revolting Women” is a contribution to the commemorations of the extension of the vote to all men and a small group of middle-class women in 1918. Centre stage is the radical Pankhurst Sylvia who … Continue reading
My review of “Poster Workshop 1968-1971” by Sam Lord with Peter Dukes, Jo Robinson and Sarah Wilson.
It is the May elections this week and the title of this book will resonate with many people: they are that disillusioned with the political process and politicians. But this book is not about politicians; it is about how people … Continue reading
Posted in anti-cuts, book review, Catholicism, Communism, drama, education, feminism, human rights, Ireland, labour history, North of Ireland, political women, Socialism, Socialist Feminism, trade unions, Uncategorized, women, working class history, young people
Tagged Atelier Populair, Belfast, Bernadette Devlin, Derry, People's Democracy, Poster Workshop 1968-1971
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“…the point is to change it”: Remembering Ruth and Eddie Frow and the WCML
Last Saturday’s event commemorated the lives of the Frows, showing how their belief in communism was about grassroots activity which included the creation of the Working Class Movement Library in the 1950s. They wanted to encourage future generations to … Continue reading
Posted in anti-cuts, Communism, drama, education, feminism, human rights, labour history, music, political women, Salford, Socialism, trade unions, Uncategorized, women, working class history, young people
Tagged Bertolt Brecht, BFAWU, NUUW, ruth and eddie frow, Tameside against the Cuts, The Song of the Old Communist, Young Communist League Cheetham Hill
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My review of “Workers’ Playtime”, edited by Doug Nicholls
In this new book Workers’ Play Time seven scripts written about the struggle for workers and trade union rights are published. The editor Doug Nicholls reminds us of the importance of culture to the struggle for trade union freedom. “Cultural … Continue reading
Posted in book review, Communism, drama, education, feminism, human rights, labour history, political women, Socialism, Socialist Feminism, trade unions, Uncategorized, women
Tagged GFTU, Workers Playtime
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My review of “A Manual for Cleaning Women” by Lucia Berlin
I love this novel for lots of reasons, but primarily because it is written about the people who rarely get any publicity but who are the people who make a bigger contribution to creating a good society than anyone else. … Continue reading
Posted in book review, Communism, drama, feminism, Uncategorized, women, working class history
Tagged A Manual for Cleaning Women, Lucia Berlin
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My review of “Winter Hill” by Timberlake Wertenbaker at Bolton Octagon
Winter Hill, towering over Bolton, is an iconic landmark to people in the northwest: one that in 1896 pushed thousands of activists to march to it to demand the right to roam. In a new play called Winter Hill, playwright … Continue reading