Fringe Extra Barnstaple: The Battle of Cable Street - Play in a Week (11 -18 yrs)

Name: Fringe Extra Barnstaple: The Battle of Cable Street - Play in a Week (11 -18 yrs)
Start: 2025-02-17T11:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-02-17T17:00:00+00:00
Location: St Anne's Arts & Community Centre

Schedule

Mon Feb 17 2025 at 11:00 am to 05:00 pm

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Location

St Anne's Arts & Community Centre | Barnstaple, EN

Following last year's success as part of the Fringe Extra festival, we are excited to bring back our February Play-in-a-Week! This will be a week of creative theatre making, culminating in a public performance on Friday 21st February at The Plough@St. Anne's in Barnstaple.
"Life has always been tough on the streets of Stepney, where Elsie and her brother Mikey are growing up in a vermin-infested slum nicknamed “Paradise”.
But the rise of antisemitic fascist Oswald Mosley and his Blackshirts in the 1930s stirs up trouble between families who have lived closely together for years, and Elsie sees friendships torn apart.
When Elsie and Mikey attend a Mosley rally, intending to heckle and cause trouble, they soon see how dangerous the situation has become, but out in the streets the fascists find that people will stand and fight against them and against hatred in what becomes the dramatic Battle of Cable Street."
This will be a fascinating exploration of the historical events that took place in London in 1936, and will allow young people to develop their acting, performance and theatre making skills, as well as making friends and having a lot of fun!
Young people aged 11-18 years old are invited to join us on:
Monday 17th, Tues 18th, Wednesday 19th February, 11am - 5pm to develop and produce the play.
Friday the 21st February, 1pm - 5pm, with a public performance at 4pm as part of Fringe Extra.

This project is being funded by a Flourishing Culture grant from North Devon Council, so the cost to participate is subsidised and is only £25 for the whole week. Tickets for the public performance are £8 / £6 (supporters).
Booking is essential and spaces are limited.

Any questions, please email [email protected]