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A story of The Derbyshire Miners' Holiday Camp in Skegness. The Derbyshire Miners Holiday Camp was opened in 1939 and was the blueprint of the holiday camps we have today. It was seen as a pioneering venture and was part of a broad range of welfare benefits enabling miners and their families to have a week's holiday by the sea, many for the first time. WELFARE pays homage to the camp and is funny, touching and nostalgic, a play perfect for basking in precious holiday memories spent by the seaside where audiences can expect brass bands, rousing speeches, entertainment and a whole load of bingo! Joining the professional cast of actors will be a community company of performers.

Cast/Performers

Olivia Egbunike, Mya Fox-Scott, Tiana Maria Harrison, John Holt Roberts, Oraine Johnson, Jo Mousley, Ivan Stott, Andrew Westfield, Rhys Wild, Hanna Winter, Charlotte Bennett, Jo Blackwood, Samantha Bosworth, Ali Bramwell, Gregory Butler, Esme Carpenter, Candice Condon, Philip Cox, Kal Dhindsa, Drew Green, Bry Griffiths, Alfie Handford, Abena Halliday-Fox, Adrees Hussain, Assis Jabang, Shannon John, Olivia Kenyon, Luci Mahon, Bwalya Mulenga, Jeremy Nelson, Andi Parkin, Jennifer Salt, Heather Slonimski, Georgia Snyders, Iyisha Williams, Kirsty Williams, Marnie Wilson

Creatives/Company

Author: Abi Zakarian
Director(s): Sarah Brigham, Laura Ryder (assistant Director), Jon Beney (Movement Director)
Design: Neil Irish
Sound: Kelvin Towse
Musical Director: Kelvin Towse
Lighting: Arnim Friess
Company: Derwent Brass