We Will Be Free! is a new drama about the Tolpuddle Martyrs, the Dorset farm labourers convicted and transported by an oppressive Government for swearing a secret oath and forming a Trade Union in 1834 to fight against a succession of wage cuts inflicted by the local landowner. This vitally important story is told using the entertaining theatrical style developed through our production of Ragged Trousered Philanthropists; through political cartoon and animation, puppetry, and the exquisite musical arrangements by revered folk singer and squeezebox player John Kirkpatrick, of the songs and rallying hymns of the Dorset labouring classes that resound down the years. Age 11+. Running time: 1hr 10mins + interval| 25 Apr 14 | The North Wall Oxford, Oxfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 5 Apr 14 | Create Theatre Mansfield, Nottinghamshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 20 Mar 14 | Savoy Theatre Monmouth, Monmouthshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 19 Mar 14 | Artrix Bromsgrove, Worcestershire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 18 Mar 14 | Stephen Joseph Theatre Scarborough, North Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 6 Mar 14 | Hull Truck Theatre Hull, Humberside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 1 Mar 14 | Dorchester Arts Centre Dorchester, Dorset Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 6 Feb 14 to 8 Feb 14 | Harrogate Theatre Harrogate, North Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 5 Feb 14 | Brewery Arts Centre Kendal, Cumbria Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 21 Nov 13 | Square Chapel Arts Centre Halifax, West Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 6 Nov 13 | Arts Centre Norwich, Norfolk Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 18 Oct 13 | The Maltings Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 6 Oct 13 | The Exchange Theatre Sturminster Newton, Dorset Performance Details => Venue archive |
