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VenueHelmsley Arts Centre
TownHelmsley
CountyNorth Yorkshire
From10th March 2018
To10th March 2018
Helmsley Arts Centre (V013359525)
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We Are The Lions Mr Manager

Work:: We Are The Lions Mr Manager (S02057883898)

We Are The Lions, Mr. Manager! is the remarkable story of Jayaben Desai the inspirational leader of the 1976-78 Grunwick Film Processing Factory Strike. She was recently amongst the women who have had the biggest impact on women's lives over the past 70 years as part of the Radio 4 Women's Hour Power List. She brought the issue of workplace exploitation and racism to the fore, challenged the perception of Asian women being inherently passive and docile, whilst having the measure of the most brutish and charmless of her managers, telling them: "What you are running here is not a factory, it is a zoo. But in a zoo there are many types of animals. Some are monkeys who dance on your fingertips, others are lions who can bite your head off. We are the lions, Mr. Manager!" She not only stood up for workers' rights and against oppression with selfless dedication, but with her steadfast resolve, she turned the dispute into a national movement for human rights and dignity inspiring future generations.
Author Neil Gore

Production:: (T0401430513)

Producer Townsend Productions
Director Louise Townsend
Lighting Danniella Beattie
Design Carl Davies
Music John Kirkpatrick

Listing:: L01627837434




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