“ If you want to know what life was like for an ordinary working-class family on Tees-side, during the steel strike of 1980, you can do no better than buy Nowt Like This in America, a superb Community Play written by Alan Spence. Thoughtful, funny, emotionally powerful, it follows the fortunes of one family, the personal being framed by the political. An added bonus, the script is contextualised by both background material on the author and the period (heartfelt and honest) and production notes'. Brian McAvera Playwright and Art Critic. “With your plays, it’s ...
Yes, we haven't seen our favourites at The Riverside for a month, but now they are back . 32 scenes. 27 characters. 15 Pop classics. 9 Football Chants. 6 goals. 2 Halves. Just one team: The BORO!! Educational activities... KS 3 Geography/Research/Maths. KS3/4/Communication: Music/Media Studies: KS 3/4 EnglishLit/ Communication/ History/PE Plus memories, photographs and stories. Wh at more could you ask for? Ask nicely and you might just get!!
Book and theatre lovers in Saltburn, Stockton and Middlesbrough have the chance to hear Alan Spence talking about and reading from his acclaimed The BORO's 37mins and his new book Nowt Like This in America - an untold history of the 1980 Steel strike. And the dates for your diaries are... Book Corner Saltburn: Thursday 7th Sept at 11am. Drake - the Bookshop, Stockton: Friday 8th Sept at 3pm. Dorman Museum, Middlesbrough Saturday 9th Sept at 11am.