FOLLOWING the hit sellout production The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Townsend Productions returns to the Stephen Joseph Theatre (SJT), in Scarborough, on Tuesday with the premiere tour of We Will Be Free.
The new drama is set in 1834 and follows the true story of George and Betsy Loveless. He was a Methodist preacher and the leader of the six Dorsetshire farm labourers, who were tried, convicted and condemned to transportation for swearing a secret oath and forming a union to fight against a succession of wage cuts inflicted by the local landowner.
We Will Be Free’s cast features Neil Gore (Song of Singapore, West End and Chichester Festival Theatre; Little Britain Live; The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists) and Charlotte Powell (Duchess of Malfi, Southwark Playhouse;The Tempest and Julius Caesar, Orange Tree Theatre).
The production is directed by Louise Townsend and Richard Stone, with the creative team, including designs by Jo Barber and lighting by Brian O’Carroll.
The production also features songs from the highly acclaimed folk singer John Kirkpatrick, who has worked with artists such as Roy Bailey, John Tams, Richard Thompson, Martin Carthy and Steeleye Span. He is also a regular session musician and has played on numerous film sound tracks, most recently Pirates – Adventures With Scientists, as well as The National Theatre production of Lark Rise To Candleford.
We Will Be Free is at the SJT on Tuesday, at 7.45pm.
Tickets, priced from £10 to £15, are available from the boxoffice on 01723 370541.
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