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The Wrong End of the World The stirring story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs An epic documentary drama with traditional music, for Salisbury Playhouse, 1987, by Graham Padden A superbly researched piece of work, which interweaves narrative, drama, and music to bring history to life with formidable clarity… The Stage "One of the most exciting and challenging plays it has ever been my privilege to work on." David Horlock, director |
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1834. Six farm labourers from the Dorset village of Tolpuddle are arrested on
a charge of taking part in a ceremony where illegal oaths were sworn.
In the eyes of their masters, however, their real crime is that they
have dared to form a trade union to defend their livelihood.
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You can read the script here. You can print out one copy for reference and research purposes, but this does NOT give you the right to print multiple copies, or use the play for readings or rehearsal etc. Please read the Copyright and Performance Rights notice carefully. If you'd like a script, please respect my rights and order a copy. For whereabouts of reference copies, see below. If you don't have Acrobat Reader:
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Reference copies:
TUC Library Collection, The Learning Centre, London Metropolitan University, 236 Holloway Road, London. Marx Memorial Library, 37a Clerkenwell Green, London, EC1R 0DU. |
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