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Upper Clyde Shipbuilders’ Work-In reflected in a musical drama
Two women workers, in an industry facing closure, are drawn into the monumental, heroic battle [Townsend Productions]

 

THIS year marks the 50th anniversary of the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders’ Work-In of 1971-72, and the always resplendent Townsend Productions have a new musical drama to bring this powerful story to life.

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