Made In Dagenham

Submitted by OldFireStation on March 12, 2019 - 12:36

Venue, Timing and Cost

Venue: 
Arts at the Old Fire Station
Date(s): 
Thursday, 9 May 2019 to Saturday, 11 May 2019
Timing: 
7.30pm
Cost: 
£16
Made in Dagenham

Essex 1968. Like millions of other working women, each morning Rita O’Grady is just trying to get her husband out of bed, get the kids off to school and get to work at the factory on time. But life is about to change forever when it’s announced that the girls in the stitching room of Ford’s Dagenham car plant will have their pay grade dropped to ‘unskilled’.

Quickly drawing on a strength she never knew she had, Rita leads her friends in a battle against the might of Ford and the corruption of the Union supposed to protect them. As the girls’ inspiring journey gets bigger than anyone could have imagined, can Rita keep up the fight and the happy home she’s worked so hard for?

Funny, touching and timeless, Made in Dagenham shows how ordinary people can do extraordinary things when they stand together.

The musical is based on the 2010 film Made in Dagenham, which in turn centred around the true-life events of the Ford sewing machinists strike of 1968.

MAC Productions returns to the stage following its previous hits A Slice of Saturday Night, The Drowsy Chaperone and Into the Woods.

‘The direction was slick, choreography was well timed and meant something with the music, and the cast as a whole put on a superb display.’ – Daily Info

‘Beautiful vocals, standout comedy and some lovely parts from this extremely talented cast. Well worth a watch, and if this is the standard that MAC Productions works to, I will certainly be buying tickets to whatever comes next! 5*!’ – Daily Info

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