This hilarious, fast-paced adaptation of Robert Tressell’s classic book shares with its audience a year in the life of a group of painters and decorators as they renovate The Cave, a three-storey town house, for Mayor Sweater.

It traces their hardships and struggles for survival in a complacent and stagnating Edwardian England. These workers are the ‘philanthropists’ who throw themselves into back-breaking work for poverty wages in order to generate profit for their masters.

This enduring and absorbing classic story is brought to life in this two-hander adaptation by two hugely talented and experienced performers, Neil Gore and Rodney Matthew, using comedy routines and entertaining songs of the Music Hall with a few surprises along the way.

Directed by Louise Townsend
Adapted from the book by Robert Tressell
Age 11+
1h45m + interval

townsendproductions.org.uk
Twitter: @Raggedtour 
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‘…a dazzling array of characters presented with theatrical skill and good humour’ - THE STAGE

‘…a gem of period humorous theatre with its serious message…two hours first class irreverent entertainment…a world of pleasure to gain’ – REMOTEGOAT.COM by L

‘Hats, pipes and exaggerated body language do not have to take the place of deeper characterisation thanks to the skills of the storytellers…’ –GLASGOW HERALD

Sponsored by The RMT, Wales TUC, Unite, GMB, NASUWT, TUC, PCS UCATT & ACCORD.