Date/Time
Date(s) - 16/03/27 - 6:45pm-10:00pm
Location
Quorn Village Hall
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The Quiet Work is coming to the Village Hall, Quorn on Tuesday 16th March 2027. It’s a new ballad drama of unforgettable live music and stunning puppetry, suitable for all ages from 6 to 90 and with more than usual accessibility to the deaf and hard of hearing. The doors will open at about 18.45 as before the show, an exhibition about the ‘heroine’ Dora, produced by Whitby Museum will available, so get there early and have a good read! Tickets are available online now at https://www.dogwoodproductions.co.uk/boxoffice and will be (but not yet!) available from a Bradley’s for cash.
So, what is it? Dogwood Productions’ new show, The Quiet Work, will bring remarkable true stories of courage and kindness to the stage; the production tells how one woman stepped beyond the limits set for her in the early twentieth century.
At its heart stands Dora Walker, the tenth child of a wealthy Yorkshire family, among the first women to hold a driving licence or take to the air. A trained nurse, she followed her brothers to the First World War front, defied orders to keep clear of danger, bought an ambulance, and served near the line beside Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of the Belgians.
In peacetime she worked with the poorest families of the East End. Later, after ill health sent her to the coast, she persuaded a Whitby fishing boat to take her on, proved her skill, and had her own boat built — becoming the first woman to skipper a North Sea fishing boat. Through the Second World War she guided others through mined waters, fishing with a pistol at her belt. Her part in the rescue of crew members from the wreck of the SS Charles in 1940 features in the show.
Her legacy still speaks to women making their living on and by the sea, whose experiences will echo through this new production from the award-winning company.
The story will be told by puppets and a limited amount of BSL (British Sign Language) mixed into the movement and projections, with accompanying music and songs by award-winning folk musician Clementine Lovell.
The drama is devised by Robbie Bellekom, an actor writer and puppeteer with Dogwood Productions CIC. Robbie was recently Artist-in-Residence at the National Civil War Centre and had some beautiful puppets to be found on Instagram at robbie_bellekom.
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