THE themes of Brassed Off, the story of a brass band at a Northern colliery threatened with closure, resonate with cast member Clara Darcy for a special reason. She’s named after Clara Vale, the small ...

Adapted by Paul Allen from the film of the same name, Brassed Off marches it’s way into Coventry this week, complete with a local brass band. Set in 1992 the play tells the story of Grimley Colliery ...

Lacking cinema’s pre-production tricks and techniques, theatre has only the present moment to create an emotional impact. It’s a particularly tough ask when the stage production is directly created ...

The show is a co-production with Theatre by the Lake in Keswick and the Octagon Theatre Bolton. It plays at Theatre by the Lake throughout July before moving to the SJT from 2 to 31 August and finally ...