Wellington 24

The school production is Wellington 24, by Rachel Harper, an upbeat and empowering wartime tale about the female workforce as one factory pulls together to try to build a Wellington bomber in record-breaking time. As temperatures rise and prejudices bubble up, the women find their resilience and power to do 'mens' work' in a record time. Our students have created this play in only nine weeks!

It is the only text we could find with a cast of over 30 women, which tells you something of the sexist history of western theatre!  It is a play for our time about how women can do "mens' work" better than men, about how women in the face of adversity can show solidarity, compassion and commitment despite difference and disagreement. In a contemporary context of toxic masculinity, we must remind ourselves of what women in history achieved and ask ourselves what our Waldegrave students will achieve in their future. 

The Studio Theatre Tuesday 24 - Thursday 26 November at 7pm.