Details

The play takes place in the fictional northern town of Grimley. Rumour and gossip are fierce, as its residents are facing the possibility of pit closure. Not only are they confronting the prospect of unemployment, but also the added crisis of their beloved Collier Brass Band, as old as the mine itself, being in danger of totally dissolving. Band members struggle on with their weekly rehearsals, despite the worry, and endeavor to reach their ultimate goal of the National Brass Band Championships. Pressures and fictions along the way however, prove to make the road to victory rather rocky.

Cast/Performers

Daneka Etchells, Maxine Finch, Joey Hickman, Joanna Holden, Matt Ian Kelly, Greg Patmore, Russell Richardson, Barney Taylor, Andrew Turner, Hannah Woodward

Creatives/Company

Author: Mark Herman
Adapted by: Paul Allen
Producer(s): Theatre by the Lake, Octagon Theatre Bolton, Stephen Joseph Theatre
Director(s): Liz Stevenson, Chi San HOward (movement), Callum Berridge (associate director)
Design: Simon Kenny
Costume(s): Simon Kenny, Alice Roberts (costume supervisor)
Music: Matthew Malone (musical supervision / arrangements / additional compositions)
Lighting: Johanna Town
Sound: Russell Ditchfield
Company: Penrith Town Band