STEELWORKS Theatre Company based in Teesside will premiere a new play by Gordon Steel next month at the Arc in Stockton.

The Fulstow Boys, produced in association with The Customs House at South Shields, is a powerful, poignant and hilarious play based on a true story about village life.

Coinciding with this year's centenary of the ending of the First World War, it reveals what happens with Sky News and world press reporters descend on a Lincolnshire village and residents start asking why it has no war memorial and what to do about it,

Determined to right a wrong that has been hanging over Fulstow since the 1914-18 War, Nicola Pike leads a committee in making a decision that threatens to tear the community apart – while Graham is desperate to cure his constipation; Maurice’s back is playing up; and Moira is furious someone else has been asked to make the chocolate cake at the fete.

Set across two time frames, the tale of a village’s monumental decision is described as both heart-breaking and hilarious.

Steelworks Theatre Company was founded in 2015 by Gordon Steel aiming to be a mid-scale touring theatre.

The playwright, who lives in Eaglescliffe, has written and directed plays for more than 20 years since Dead Fish won a Fringe First in 1993.

Since then he has written and directed for Hull Truck including Like a Virgin, Albert Nobbs, Studs and A Kick in the Baubles, many of which have been published.

Steelworks' inaugural production, Grow Up Grandad, was so successful it led to a tour the following year and received standing ovations across the North.

The Fulstow Boys is on tour until Saturday, September 29. It opens at the Arc on Thursday, September 6, and runs in Stockton until Saturday, September 15 (matinees 12th & 15th).