A raucous rebellious gig theatre show about a forgotten part of British history.
On the 9th of June 1817, Jeremiah Brandreth assembles a crew of malcontents in a pub near Nottingham. Their plan is to march on London, overthrow the government, wipe out the National Debt and end poverty forever. What Jeremiah doesn’t know is that there is a spy in his ranks with other ideas…
Jeremiah tells the incredible true story of the much-misunderstood Luddite rebellion – a movement that spanned the whole of northern England and had more British soldiers fighting it than Napoleon. Ever thought about a House of Lords debate staged as a rap battle? Accompanied by a cellist, violinist and guitarist fusing hip hop beats with cinematic orchestration the story is told through the lens of the life of Jeremiah Brandreth, the instigator of the Luddites’ final stand and the last man in British History to be beheaded by axe for High Treason.
ACCESS INFORMATION
This performance is creative captioned. We recommend customers to let our team know about any access requirements at the point of purchase to ensure we can provide you with the best experience.
For further information around access, please do not hesitate to contact us on 0161 912 5616 or email us at hello@watersidearts.org
LINE-UP
Jack Dean - Rap / spoken word
Yoon-ji Kim – Violin
Beatrice Newman – Cello
Hanno Rigger – Guitars
CAST + CREATIVE TEAM
Written by Jack Dean
Co-composed by Jack Dean and Umayr Shaffi
Directed by Chris Harrisson
Technical Stage Manager – Matt Part
Lighting design – Katrin Padel
AV design – Tim Reid
Dramaturg- Alex Chisholm
‘Impressive poetic, musical and narrative skills… undoubtedly a performer with an exciting career ahead of him’ - Exeunt
‘Artists like rap storyteller Jack Dean make us excited about what they might do next’ - The Guardian
‘Incredibly innovative… Writer Jack Dean enthrals his audience’ - The Reviews Hub
“A vital history lesson more relevant today than ever!” – Audience comment
THEATRE TICKET OFFER
Buy two or more theatre shows for £8 each on the following shows (subject to availability):
Strangers on a Train Set | GUY: A New Musical | 666 Comments | Jane Eyre | Queer Lady M | Transitions Dance Company: 2020 Triple Bill | Lionman | Emergence 2020 Tour | Moving Bodies | Far Gone | Santuario | Jeremiah
Please call 0161 912 5616 or visit Waterside in person to take advantage of this offer.
RUNNING TIMES
100 minutes, plus interval
AGE RECOMMENDATION
14+ (Strong language and depicitions of violence)
