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Is That A Whip In Your Hand?
Actor Gavin Robertson returns to Ropery Hall to focus his attention on the fortune-hunter movie phenomenon encompassing everything from ‘Indiana Jones’ to ‘National Treasure’ via ‘Romancing The Stone’ - in his latest physical cartoon style adventure - spoofing the characters adored by millions, and exploding every cliché… solo! Featuring the usual mix of clues, maps, travel and tricky situations, it’s minimum props, maximum effect as our hero searches for treasure via Columbia and Greece, evading trouble at every turn!
Amy Johnson: Last Flight Out
Amy Johnson became the second woman in the world to qualify as a ground engineer and then, in 1930, the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia. Amy lived her life for adventure and the future of aviation. In January 1941, at just 37 years old, Amy was killed while serving her country on a routine flight for the Air Transport Auxiliary. In her short time this ‘lone girl flier’ achieved so much while faced with challenges of…
Chopped Liver & Unions
Back in the day Sara Wesker led the “singing strikers of 1928” to win better working conditions for the female garment workers in the East End. Later she served on the Central Committee of the Communist Party, fought at the Battle of Cable Street and inspired one of our most famous playwrights. But did her love of the cause cost her the love of her life? Was it worth it? And does anybody care? Mark Women’s History Month by joining…
That Knave, Raleigh
This is a journey through the astonishing highs and lows of one of Britain’s most famous men from history. But there’s so much you don’t know… Father, husband, writer, poet, adventurer, philosopher, soldier, tyrant, egotist, lover, traitor, alchemist, visionary, victim. In a life spanning around 65 years, Sir Walter Raleigh achieved more than others might do in a hundred lifetimes. Over a decade in the tower and still he held power. The Huguenots, America, The Armada and execution. Is that…
