| The Matchgirls is based on an
actual historical event; the matchgirls' strike of 1888,
which was a significant event in the Labour movement. Prior to this time, the emerging trade unions
were largely in the craft industries, but the matchgirls'
strike was one of the first successful strikes by
unskilled labour.
The strike was not only about pay but
also about working conditions in the Bryant and May
London match factory.
The action takes place in the factory,
in an office of the Freethought Bookshop, and in Annie
Besant's drawing room in the year 1888.
Shenley Leisure Centre
Saturday 13 & Sunday 14 November 2004
|
Kate
Polly
Mrs Purkiss
Old Min
Maggie (The Matchgirls)
Jessie
Winnie
Dot
Beattie |
Jean Stratford
Jemma Stratford
Valerie Brown
June Cooper
Fiona Georgiou
Julie McPheat
Helen Simmonds
Libby Hawthorn
Margaret Harper |
Louie
Jack (Boy workers) |
Luke Wilson
Jack Wilson |
| Annie Besant |
Shirley Jones |
| George Bernard Shaw |
Mike Leggett |
| Paula Westerby |
Libby Hawthorn |
| Scots girl |
Joan Walker |
| Mr Mynel,
Shop Foreman |
Arthur Rowley |
| Grannie
Potter |
Joan Walker |
Joe
Perce (Dockers)
Bert |
Ryan Radband
Michael Hoeben
Mike Leggett |
| Pianists |
Geoff
Long
Tony Preedy |
| Guitarist |
Tony
Preedy |
| Lighting |
Richard
Aslett |
| Costume |
Group
Wardrobe |
| Front
of House |
Frank
Walker |
| Refreshments |
Joanne
Pennant |
| Producer |
Joan
Walker |
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