THE theatre company that brought To Sir, With Love to Darlington Civic Theatre returns next week with Brassed Off.
Based on the screenplay by Mark Herman, Paul Allen’s adaptation coincides with the 30th anniversary of the Miners’ Strike of 1984.
The play is set in 1992 with Grimley Colliery facing closure and the future of the brass band seems uncertain. With miners torn between redundancy packages and picket lines, band-leader Danny’s hopes of winning the national brass band competition look like a distant dream. But the arrival of flugelhornplaying Gloria brings hope, romance and controversy to the Yorkshire brass band on the brink of collapse.
Featuring rousing live music, including Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez and Jerusalem, Brassed Off is a funny and heart-warming drama that reaches stirring heights as a locally cast brass band performs the final scene, set in the Royal Albert Hall, live on the Civic stage.
The cast is led by John McArdle, a highly respected and accomplished actor whose credits include Brookside, Merseybeat and Waterloo Road.
Brassed Off is directed by Damian Cruden, director of Olivier Award-winning Best Entertainment The Railway Children.
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