A Royal Exchange Theatre and New Vic Theatre co-production
★★★★★ Northern Soul ★★★★ The Sunday Times ★★★★ The Times
Anne, Elaine, Dot and Lesley. Four ordinary women, facing the closure of their community. It’s 1993 and the Parkside Colliery pit may be winding down, but they’re not giving up.
Their bras stuffed with contraband, they take a tour of the pit and refuse to come up. Settling into the depths of the mine, making tissue roses and walking imaginary dogs, they face bribery and threats. But as they dig in, those up top start to realise these ladies are not for turning.
Queens of the Coal Age is the heartwarming and funny true story of four women taking a stand in the face of a changing world.
'I wrote QUEENS OF THE COAL AGE because I wanted to shine a light on Anne, Lesley, Elaine and Dot’s determination and bravery, Their ingenuity and passion. These FOUR extraordinary women did something... they took direct action. I didn’t want their protest to be forgotten I wanted to celebrate their efforts. Protest is more potent now than ever. To me it isn’t about clicking a mouse or ‘liking’ something, It’s about getting out there and facing your oppressors, being visible . It’s not always about winning the struggle, but it’s about stemming the flow. We need to show them that we are still here. We still have a fight in us and we won’t roll over, and The Queens are for me champions of that- FOUR fearless women who stood up to be counted.' Maxine Peake
The creative development of QUEENS OF THE COAL AGE has been generously supported by The Peter Henriques Foundation.
VENUE: The Theatre
PERFORMANCE DATES: Thursday 28 June - Saturday 28 July 2018
PERFORMANCE TIMES: Matinees, 2.30pm / Evenings, 7.30pm
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RUNNING TIME: Approx 2 hours and 30 minutes, which includes a 20 minute interval
TICKET INFORMATION: Standard Tickets from £17.00
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SEASON TICKETS: Part of the Season Ticket Package
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DIRECTOR Bryony Shanahan
DESIGNER Georgia Lowe
LIGHTING DESIGNER Elliot Griggs
SOUND DESIGNER Pete Malkin
MOVEMENT DIRECTOR Jennifer Jackson
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Matt Hassall
The creative development of QUEENS OF THE COAL AGE has been generously supported by The Peter Henriques Foundation.
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Join the cast of QUEENS OF THE COAL AGE in a Q&A
Friday 20 July, 12.30pm - 1.30pm
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RELAXED PERFORMANCE: Tuesday 17 July, 2.30pm BOOK TICKETS
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Anne
KATE ANTHONY
Des/ Ramsey/ James
JOHN ELKINGTON
Michael
CONOR GLEAN
Dot
JANE HAZLEGROVE
Lesley
DANIELLE HENRY
Elaine
EVE ROBERTSON
★★★★ 'FURIOUS, FUNNY & FULL OF FIRE' The Times
★★★★★ 'SIDE-SPLITTINGLY FUNNY' Northern Soul
★★★★ 'BIG-HEARTED' The Sunday Times
'A FIERCE CRY FOR RECOGNITION' The Guardian
'POIGNANY, POWERFUL AND FULL OF NORTHERN WIT' The Guardian