A thrillingly fast-paced play about youthful disaffection; protest and violence; drawing on the history of the Scuttlers; the youth gangs of nineteenth-century Manchester. It#8217;s 1885 and the streets of Manchester are crackling with energy; youth and violence. As workers pour into Ancoats to power the Industrial Revolution; 50;000 people are crammed into one square mile. The mills rumble thunderously day and night. The air is thick with smoke. Life is lived large and lived on the street. This is the world#8217;s very first industrial suburb and the young mill workers form the very first urban gangs; fighting over their territory with belts; fists and knives. Invisible in history; their lives; deaths; loves; lusts and defiant energy tell stories that will repeat and repeat over the decades that follow. Scuttlers by Rona Munro was first performed at the Royal Exchange Theatre; Manchester; in 2015. With nine leading roles and a large cast of mill workers and gang members; Scuttlers is well suited to performance by schools and youth groups; who will enjoy its physical energy and dramatic storyline.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Loved it!By Richard QuihuisGreat book. I like the pictorial aspect of the book. Nice to look at the growth of the town by the pictures. Been there a couple of times and enjoyed it both times. Will go back soon. Much history to be seen there!4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Wish is was bigger; so the pictures were bigger!By T. HancockMy father grew up in Bisbee; Arizona. I remember many car trips to visit my grandma from San Diego to Bisbee. Love Bisbee still. Great place to visit. Stay at the Copper Queen.My father was a miner and so was his father. Ive heard so many stories of his growing up there. I bought this book for him so he could see all the old pictures. My father is 86 now; so I wish this book was bigger; so the pictures could be bigger for him to see. Otherwise; its a great book about Bisbee.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Born in BisbeeBy ViI was born in Bisbee; my dad was a cousinjack. Book claims the name comes from the jack hammer which is incorrect. It came from someone asking if a worker knew of any other good miners back in England and he replied "yes me cousin Jack". I enjoyed the book.
