Performance

Venue	Greenwich Theatre
Town	Outer London
County	Greater London
From	6th October 2005
To	29th October 2005
When	20:00. Wed, Sat Mats 14:30
Prices	From £14.00. To £20.00.
Greenwich Theatre (V308)
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Longitude

Work:: Longitude (S1730235575)

Based on the international bestseller by Dava Sobel. Without the ability to accurately chart their position at sea, eighteenth century sailors were often left at the mercy of inaccurate plotting, vague astronomical navigation and blind intuition. Despite Parliament's offer of a £20,000 reward for a successful resolution to the 'Longitude Problem' the loss at sea of whole ships, crews and valuable cargoes continued unabated. Into the tempestuous quest for an accurate navigation system came Yorkshire born carpenter turned clockmaker John Harrison...

Author

Arnold Wesker

Production:: (T0427366868)

Producer	Greenwich Theatre
Director	Fiona Laird
Design	Anthony Lamble
Lighting	Ian Scott
Music	Paul Englishby

Listing:: L1941288782

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