Chopped Liver & Unions

Overview

Produced by:: Blue Fire Theatre Co.
Dates:: May 22 - June 07, 2024
Run Time:: 1 Hour, 10 Minutes
Intermission:: No
Theater:: Showing in Theater
Tickets:: $32 (incl. a $2 fee) | 59E59 Members: $25

Show Info

By J.J. Leppink
Directed by Laura Killeen
Performed by Lottie Walker

For centuries women have stoked the fires of rebellion and change in the East End of London.

Sara Wesker was an ardent trade unionist organizer and activist who galvanized a traditionally compliant workforce. She marched in 1936, sang on the picket lines, and took part in the Battle of Cable Street against Oswald Mosley's Fascist Blackshirts. This is her story.

Featuring protest songs sung by the “Singing Strikers of 1928,” Chopped Liver & Unions delves into Sara's personal story, how she worked hard, played hard, and remained committed to the fight for equality her entire life. A tale from a century ago but very much a play for today.

Post-performance talkbacks will be held following the performances on Thursday, May 23 and Thursday, May 30.

Lottie

Walker

James Hall,

Musical Director

Photo Caption: Lottie Walker in CHOPPED LIVER & UNIONS
Photo: Carol Rosegg

Producing Company

Blue Fire Theatre Co.

Specialising in small scale plays about heritage and entertainment. Our belief is that we learn from the past best through the eyes of an individual’s lived experience and our plan is to tell the untold stories that everyone needs to hear.

Reviews

★★★★ "A real sense of history and culture" – The Edinburgh Reporter

★★★★ "Give thanks for grass root, small theatre companies... who fight to open up our hidden working class history" – Theatre Weekly

★★★★ "Walker commands the stage" – Theatre & Art Reviews