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Venue	Playhouse
	Also: Neville Studio
Town	Nottingham
County	Nottinghamshire
From	27th June 2013
To	6th July 2013
When	19:45. Jun 29, Jul 6 Mats 14:30. Jul 4 Mat 13:30
Prices	From £7.50. To £27.00.
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Date of change: 31 Jan 13 - T1385164233

The Ashes

Work:: The Ashes (S1251575373)

It's 1932 and the England cricket team are smarting from their Ashes defeat inflicted largely by Aussie batsman Donald Bradman. Something radical is needed to avoid a repeat of the humiliation they have suffered and a new line of bowling attack is devised for the 1932 tour of Australia. - Bodyline. Nottinghamshire miner and cricketer Harold Larwood is instructed to bowl "leg theory", hurling the ball at the batsman rather than the wicket. Faced with a ball rearing towards his body, or face, at up to 90mph, the batsman can only defend himself by fending off the delivery. Bradman's average is slashed but the technique soon becomes one of the most controversial tactics ever seen on a sports field. Relations not only between the teams, but the two countries themselves are strained to breaking point.

Author

Michael Pinchbeck

Production:: (T1385164233)

Corporate Sponsor	Mason Infotech
Producer	Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company
Director	Giles Croft
Design	Michael Vale
Lighting	David Phillips
Sound	Adam McCready
Design	Barret Hodgson (AV)

Listing:: L1356777960

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