As a result, mining operations couldn’t cope with the demand and new coalfields were constantly sought. It will stream from 10am April 13 to 10pm April 19. Hampstead Theatre's production of Wonderland is available to stream now! Wonderland is unlikely to change your views on the sobering events of 1984-85, but it serves as an eloquent reminder of the year’s importance. 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In addition, there was widespread social unrest in major cities and police were drafted in to keep the peace – though some would argue that their ‘heavyhandedness’ precipitated the unrest in the first place. Change ), Theatre companies interested in me reviewing their shows, I can be contacted via Twitter @Michael30517721. From 13th to 19th April, Howard Brenton’s Drawing The Line streams on Hampstead Theate’s site. In many respects, the events of Wonderland echoes the events portrayed in John Steinbeck’s In Dubious Battle. Along with the National Theatre and the Royal Court, Hampstead Theatre has been streaming online critically-acclaimed productions from recent years. Originally performed and live streamed in 2014 on The Guardian website, this unique recording of Wonderland … In today’s world with the importance placed on renewable energy, the struggle to keep fossil fuel repositories open seems an antiquated idea and actually detrimental to the environment. Originally performed and live streamed in 2014 on The Guardian website, this unique recording of Wonderland returns as part of the Hampstead Theatre At Home series. Even then, its hard-hitting political message — presented through a mixture of song and documentary commentary — must have reminded those with long memories of John McGrath’s innovatory 7:84 touring company of the 1980s. Two young lads are about to learn what it is to be a miner, to be accepted into the close camaraderie and initiated into a unique workplace where sweat, toil, collapsing roofs and explosions are all to be met with bawdy … Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Wonderland streamed on Hampstead Theatre’s website from 6th to 12th April. Nina Raine's Tiger Country (which she also directs) will be available from 20 to 26 April. Your email address will not be published. Wonderland is available to watch on demand from Monday 6 April until Sunday 12 April. Hampstead Theatre closed its building following UK Government advice on Monday 16 March 2020. To convey the importance of coal mining in the British psyche at that time, one has to know a little of what transpired the previous 150 years. Hampstead Theatre’s production of WONDERLAND by Beth Steel, directed by Edward Hall from 2014 is available now to view online at the Hampstead Theatre’s website (and also the Guardian’s website). The Midlands, 1984. ( Log Out /  To guarantee I can make it to a show, a minimum of a month's notice should be given. Hampstead Theatre's production of Wonderland is available to stream now!. The #HampsteadTheatreAtHome is a series of digital initiatives designed to support audiences in isolation by sharing world class entertainment with them in their home for free. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Although this production is free to watch, please strongly consider making a donation to the Hampstead Theatre to enable it to keep its doors open after this crisis has passed. This being the case, the focus switches between Nottinghamshire – where the earmarked coal pits reside – and London, where assessments of their ‘economic viability’ are made. Here we meet Ian MacGregor (Michael Cochrane) the Scottish-American head of the National Coal Board. As the ‘guv’nor’ (or rather the ‘Colonel’) Paul Brennen keeps the neophytes on the straight and narrow. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out /  United and conflict-free, the miners are solid, robust. His conversation with one miner, Spud (Gunnar Cauthery) leads to the play exploring the ‘myth’ of coal mining culture – whether miners believe in their bones that they ‘belong’ to the pits (in the same way the ‘Okie’ farmers ‘belonged’ to the land in The Grapes of Wrath), or whether the ubiquitous nature of collieries in the miners’ psyche obscures their perception, to not want anything more out of life. The production is available now until April 12th on demand. Required fields are marked *, Country or Area of Residence United KingdomUSAEuropeOther. Hampstead Theatre will live-stream two more productions for free as part of its online offering while venues remain closed. Meanwhile, Peter Walker (Andrew Havill) the Secretary of State for Energy, is with good reason more circumspect about how the colliery closures will affect industrial relations. Thanks. The early scenes establish the camaraderie among the men and that not everyone is cut out for this line of work. Your email address will not be published. Vowing to never to have history repeat itself, the subsequent Conservative government a decade later took a hardline approach to resistance…, The audience is introduced to the subterranean world of Wonderland through the eyes of schooleavers Jimmy (Ben-Ryan Davies) and Malcolm (David Moorst) on their first day. The production is available now until April 12th on demand. Last week, Beth Steel’s Wonderland was broadcast, which was originally commissioned to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1984 Miners Strike… The early 1980s were a turbulent period of Britsh history. The early 1980s were a turbulent period of Britsh history. However, taken in the context of the times, such matters weren’t even a consideration. Online Fringe Festival: The Two of Us; Testament of Yootha; Baaba’s Footsteps, Drawing The Line, Hampstead Theatre – Review (Streamed Broadcast). Later, during the First and Second World War, the pits were government-controlled until they were nationalised under the Atlee administration.