The Lyric Players
Amateur theatre in Sutton & Epsom
c Edward Thomson 2019
Made in Dagenham
6th - 9th April 2022
Adrian Mann Theatre, Epsom
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Book by Richard Bean
Music by David Arnold
Lyrics by Richard Thomas
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Director: Jeff Chinappen
Musical Director: Ashley Harvey
Choreographer: Christine Morris
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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, the pressure is too much for some, but can Rita keep up the fight and the happy home she’s worked so hard for?
Based on a true story and inspired by the hit movie, Made in Dagenham shows how ordinary people can do extraordinary things when they stand together.
Cast List
Rita O'Grady - Lian Finne
Eddie O'Grady - Toby James
Clare - Faith Bennett
Beryl - Denize Goulder-Perks
Sandra - Carly Bond
Cass - Tess Ball
Mr Hopkins - Dil Patel
Lisa Hopkins - Jo McCandlish
Monty - Paul Bullock
Connie - Victoria Ashman
Mr Tooley - Steve Leitch
Barbara Castle - Emma June Dixon
Harold Wilson - Didrik Finne
Barry - James Stearn
Cortina Man - Will Wilson
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Ensemble:
Lauren James, Nichola Dalziel, Ella Goulding, Hayley Morgan, Sandra Zeffman, Kay Rose, Alice Sheffield, Melissa Jayne Floris-Watkins, Emma Bullock, Anthony Black, Ben Glover, Daniel Makonyola, Martin Guest
Photographs courtesy of Edward Thomson