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Theatre review: Nothing to lose but their chains
LYNNE WALSH sees an inspirational production celebrating a landmark women's strike
Rousing: Bryony Purdue and Rowan Godel [Mic Lowe]

Rouse, Ye Women!
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TELLING historical truths, driving a drama, involving the audience and providing a damn good night out — it’s a tall order.

But for Townsend Productions, it’s what they do. Their provenance, and their commitment to radical history, has fast become a hallmark. So it proves with this story of Mary Macarthur and the female chainmakers’ strike.

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