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Our school production, Wellington 24 by Rachel Harper, is an upbeat and empowering wartime tale about the female workforce in one factory who pull 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’ against the clock 🕰️ . Our students have also been working against the clock, creating this play in only nine weeks!
This play was 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 sometimes women can do “mens’ work” better than men, and in the face of adversity women can show solidarity, compassion and commitment despite difference and disagreement. In a contemporary context, we must celebrate and remind ourselves of what women in history have achieved and instil the confidence needed for our Waldegrave students to push themselves to achieve in their futures.

Performances in our Studio Theatre Tuesday 24 - Thursday 26 November at 7pm. Save the date!
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