Ardent Theatre Company presents STRIKE! By Tracy Ryan and directed by Kirsty Patrick Ward.
Dunne’s Stores, Dublin, July 1984: a South African grapefruit starts something that will take nearly three years to finish…
It’s a hot, hot summer and Frankie Goes to Hollywood are riding high in the charts. At Dunne’s Store, shop assistant Mary Manning refuses to ring up a grapefruit, sticking to her union instructions not to handle South African goods, in protest of the country’s apartheid policies. Mary is immediately suspended and it’s not long before she and eight other young women and one young man, all workers at Dunne’s, are out on strike. It’ll only last a few weeks…
Full of passion and humour, Strike! is the true story of the hardships and personal sacrifices, the friendships and camaraderie these extraordinary young people experienced as they stood up for what they believed in.
As their understanding of the suffering under apartheid in South Africa and the politics within their own Government deepened, they began a journey that would change their lives, and Ireland, forever.
Strike! Is supported by a grant from the Society for the Study of Labour History. Find out more about SSLH grants.
Dates
Thursday 13th April – Saturday 6th May
7:30pm (3pm – Tue & Sat mat)
Captioned Performances: Sat 22 April at 3pm & 7.30pm
Venue
Southwark Playhouse Borough
77-85 Newington Causeway London SE1 6BD
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
Box Office
£28.50 / £23 Concession / All Previews £16
Book online: www.bit.ly/Striketheplay
By Telephone 020 7407 0234
No Booking Fee Online or by Telephone
Nearest Tube:
Borough (Northern Line) or Elephant & Castle (Northern and Bakerloo Lines)
Image credit rollingnews.ie; design by Sean Longmore
Society for the Study of Labour History 