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"Women in War" by Alfie James
At: The Kelvedon Institute
When: Saturday 23rd May 7.30pm

Tickets: FREE

"Buckle up! And hold on to what you can. This ride is gonna’ get bumpy, but them Bessie's need us.”

The Red Cross Nurse carries our soldiers out of sickness, out of darkness, back to the light of good health. During WW1, over 38,000 women and men worked as nurses and ambulance drivers. This is their story.

For Lottie, it was her first day as a volunteer nurse. As she stood on the muddy courtyard outside the make-shift hospital a few miles from the frontline, her stomach sunk. Over the course of a few days, we see a small glimpse of what life was like as she works with Lady Dorothy Feilding, Miss Knocker, Miss Chisholm of the famous Munro Flying Ambulance Corps under the strict and stern watchful eye of the ward sister.

As friendships grow and love blossoms, tragedy suddenly strikes, bringing them closer together in their fight to survive.

A special performance honouring the role which women (and men) played on the frontline during WW1 as nurses and ambulance drivers. Performed by members of the Black Dog Theatre Creation Colchester group.

TICKET INFORMATION:

This is a FREE performance but tickets should be pre-booked

PERFORMANCE:

Saturday 23rd May 7.30pm

At The Kelvedon Institute

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COMING SOON...

The Reluctant Dragon

By Alfie James

"Fighting is such a bore! And I'm not going to fight just so you can have a roman holiday!"

Poor old Dragon is so misunderstood. When he arrives at a village everyone thinks the worse and want him gone. But when Arthur, a small boy decides to investigate he soon finds that the dragon isn't that scary after all. But before you can say fire-breather, the villagers call upon Saint George the dragon slayer to fight the dragon. Adapted from the short story by Kenneth Grahame (Wind the Willows), this is a fun play adapted by Alfie James using comedy, fun larger than life characters, poetry and even a rap; this play teaches children (and adults) that there are better ways of solving problems then fighting.

Performed by members of The Black Dog Theatre Creation Bury St Edmunds group.

My boy Danny

By Alfie James

“My Boy Danny” is a play by award-winning Writer, Actor and Director Alfie James. Every night Ange stands by the window looking out with the hope to see her son one last time looking up at her from across the road. Instead, every night for the past eleven months there’s been a shadow standing there in his place. Desperate for answers, Ange lets the shadow in.

Rory is just a regular awkward teenage boy. Or at least he was until that night when it all went wrong. Desperate to tell his story and to reach out to a woman he’d never met but knew so much about.

My boy Danny premiered at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre on 11th October 2021 and received standing ovations each night and quickly gained critical acclaim both as an audio and live piece dealing with issues of gang knife crime and hate crime towards members of the LGBTQIA + community. It then went on to become a sell-out success at the Theatre Deli in 2014.

This is a special production mini tour East Anglia.

Women in War

By Alfie James

"Buckle up! And hold on to what you can. This ride is gonna’ get bumpy, but them Blessie’s need us.”

First performed as part of a community heritage project supported by the HLF, Women in War was hailed as “An inspirational, beautifully well-written play which captures the work of our nurses on the front line. A must-see watch!"

This new production is brought to you as part of our Women in War Norwich Community Heritage Project. Supported by HLF, Norfolk Records Office and Norfolk Museums.

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