Shake The City
“This won’t take one voice and it certainly won’t be one battle. Together we’ll ride the break of the new wave.”
Based on the clothworkers strike in Leeds, 1970. Join the extraordinary Women of Harehills to celebrate their quirks, pain and triumphs and stand with them to Shake The City!
Lori, Wendy, Margaret and Heather have set up their own makeshift Women’s Liberation Movement meetings in the fight for equal pay. What will it take to make a stiff-necked factory listen? Written 50 years on from the forgotten strike, listen to the unheard voices of brilliant northern women and a heartbeat of Northern Soul music. From an exciting northern creative team and cast, Shake The City embodies female friendship, empowerment and grit. Be immersed into Leeds on the cusp of a shining new decade for the world premiere of Shake The City.
Running Time: 60-70 mins
It’s a lovely made in dagenham moment. Women will skip out of the theatre feeling radicalised by the show !!!” – Rod Dixon, AD Red Ladder
CAST
HEATHER – EMMA LEAH GOLDING
WENDY – ELIZABETH ROBIN
MARGARET – RACHAEL HALLIWELL
LORI – COURTNEY GEORGE
CREATIVES
WRITER – MILLIE GASTON
DIRECTOR – ROB ELLIS
SET AND COSTUME DESIGN – CAITLIN MAWHINNEY
LIGHTING DESIGN – ROS CHASE
SOUND DESIGN – HATTIE NORTH
PR – MATTHEW PARKER
