Details

It is 1919. The Great War is over. The East End of London. A Dressmaker, Tailor and Costumier's workshop. Poppy Wright arrives in London from up North to find her place and make her mark in an uncertain world. Deep in the heart of the East End she meets three men - Smith, a Russian Jewish tailor with a Chinese past; Tommy Johns, a fading music hall artiste not long back from the trenches and George Sampson, a dashing chauffeur. Together they laugh, drink and disagree, make clothes, forge friendships and place their bets. Poppy and George fall in love, in a time that urges all to question who they are and what role to play in forging a new, modern era. In 1919, a year of uncertainties and new found opportunities, the corset finally comes off for good and it's time to discover who really wears the trousers.

Cast/Performers

Nadia Clifford, Mark Rice-Oxley, Rebecca Oldfield, Jacob Krichefski

Creatives/Company

Author: Diane Samuels
Producer: Watford Palace Theatre
Director(s): Jennie Darnell, Scarlett Mackmin (movement director), Lucy Barrett (assistant)
Design: Ruari Murchison
Lighting: David Holmes
Music: Gwyneth Herbert
Sound: Gwyneth Herbert
Other: Penny Dyer (voice coach)