Details

'It's this infernal three-cornered duel - the Union, the men, and ourselves.' 1909. South Wales. There is snow on the ground at the Trenartha Tinplate Works, and the furnaces too are cold. The men are on strike, and the community is close to breaking point. Amid this bleak winter, the company's directors have made the journey from London to try and reach a solution and restart production. Fearing their plummeting share price, most board members are keen to reach a compromise, but the Chairman, old John Anthony, is resolute and hard as iron. The men are behind their firebrand leader, Roberts, but the union has withdrawn its support and it is only a matter of time before the men do too.

Cast/Performers

William Gaunt (John Anthony), Antony Bunsee (Oliver Wanklin / Brown), Louise Collins (Mrs Bulgin / Housemaid), Julian Firth (Frederick Wilder / Davies), Simon Holland Roberts (John Bulgin), Trudi Jackson (Mrs Yeo), Mark Quartley (Edgar Anthony / Henry Rous), Rosie Sheehy (Madge Thomas), Cameron Sutherland (Jan Thomas), Gwyn Vaughan Jones (Henry Thomas), Lucy Black (Annie Roberts), Jason Cheater (Henry Tench / Evans), Tomos Eames (George Rous), Michael Hodgson (Simon Harness), Ian Hughes (David Roberts), Rhys Meredith (Francis Underwood / Jago), Madhav Sharma (William Scantlebury / Lewis), Nicola Sloane (Frost / Mrs Rous), Lizzy Watts (Enid Underwood)

Creatives/Company

Author: John Galsworthy
Producer: Chichester Festival Theatre
Director(s): Bertie Carvel, Bret Yount (fight director), Charlotte Sutton (casting director)
Design: Robert Jones
Lighting: Rick Fisher
Sound: Fergus O'Hare
Other: Penny Dyer (voice and dialect coach)