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Join some of Britain's leading folk musicians for a timely re-telling of Peter Bellamy's legendary folk ballads The Transports. Here is a rare chance to see BBC Award Winners The Young'uns, Faustus, Nancy Kerr and members of Bellowhead together on stage.

Archive listings for The Transports

Work type: Concert.

A Tale of Exile & Migration - T0209405128

The Transports tells the incredible tale of a family destroyed by poverty and crime, but resurrected by exile to the new colony in Australia. With fresh script and musical arrangement, this famous show re-emerges within a modern context of mass migration.Group/Band The Young'uns. Group/Band Faustus. Performer Nancy Kerr. Performer Rachael McShane. Performer Greg Russell. Performer Matthew Crampton.
23 Jan 18The Maltings, Berwick-on-Tweed :: V986
listing details L01321104280
17 Jan 18Artrix, Bromsgrove :: V073680848
listing details L0843789965

T48152043

This new production combines The Transports' incredible music with spell-binding story-telling. At a time when migration makes headlines daily, this tale of past migration shows how little has changed in the global movement of desperate people. The accompanying project Parallel Lives charts - town by town - those who once left Britain with those who have recently arrived.Group/Band The Young'uns. Group/Band Faustus. Performer Nancy Kerr. Performer Rachael McShane. Performer Greg Russell. Performer Matthew Crampton.
29 Jan 17Guildhall Theatre, Derby :: V994
listing details L2093388981

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