Performance

Venue	Traverse Theatre
Town	Edinburgh
County	Edinburgh
From	31st July 2016
Opened	7th August 2016
To	28th August 2016
When	10:30, 13:15, 14:30, 16:15, 18:15, 19:00
Traverse Theatre (V605)
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Date of change: 8 Jun 16 - T1633653136

Mark Thomas - The Red Shed

Work:: Mark Thomas (S0442845887)

Jokes, rants, politics, play and the occasional sing song. If you don't know what he does ask your parents. In his time he has won awards, forced a politician to resign, changed laws on tax and protest, become Guinness Book of Records world record holder for number of protests in 24 hours, taken the police to court 3 times and won, walked the length of the Israeli Wall in the West Bank and generally mucked about trying to have fun and f*ck the right people off.

Performer

Mark Thomas

Production:: The Red Shed (T1633653136)

Multi award-winning comic/activist Mark Thomas performed his first gigs in The Red Shed in Wakefield, a 47-foot-long wooden hut that doubles up as a Labour Club. Three decades later he returns to celebrate its 50th birthday, entwining the story of his political coming of age with the tale of the people who inspired him. The struggle for hope and survival in a shed, a story of strikes, fights, dinner ladies and beer; friendship, love, memory and above all belief. Theatre, stand-up, journalism, activism and a small amount of help from the audience.

Producer	Lakin McCarthy (in association with West Yorkshire Playhouse)
Director	Joe Douglas
Lighting	Kate Bonney
Other	Tine Selby (production manager)

Listing:: L1200982059

Edinburgh Fringe Festival. T2. Venue 15

Current production:Work

The Red Shed

Multi award-winning comic/activist Mark Thomas performed his first gigs in The Red Shed in Wakefield, a 47-foot-long wooden hut that doubles up as a Labour Club. Three decades later he returns to celebrate its 50th birthday, entwining the story of his political coming of age with the tale of the people who inspired him. The struggle for hope and survival in a shed, a story of strikes, fights, dinner ladies and beer; friendship, love, memory and above all belief. Theatre, stand-up, journalism, activism and a small amount of help from the audience. Edinburgh Fringe Festival. T2. Venue 15

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Special Performances

10 Aug 16 Sign Interpreted
16 Aug 16 Relaxed

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