Tales from the Backyard

Archive Listings for Tales from the Backyard

T01621232689 (LIVE01) Producer Live Theatre. Director Max Roberts. Performer John Woodvine. Performer Deka Walmsley. Performer Gez Casey. Performer Zoe Lambert. Performer Carol McGuigan. Performer Donald McBride. Performer Madaleine Moffatt.
10 Oct 01 to 26 Oct 01	Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne :: V567 listing details L01915461383

Details

Play :: A nostalgic and tender look back at life in the North East over the last century. The stories of three generations unfold in a backyard in Jarrow, where songs are sung and tales are told; bombs fall and oranges grow; where the great issues of the day - football, unemployment, politics and football - are argued over, where a small boy learns everything about life which really matters, from the ancient craft of making netty paper from newspaper to HomeGuard drill with a broomstick; where Reuben the toad is lost and found, and where, beyond the yard walls, lions and buffaloes roam the plains of Tyneside.

Author

Alan Plater