The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
Wed 9 Oct • 7:30pm • Full £14 Concs £12 • Professional Theatre
By Neil Gore from the book by Robert Tressell
Presented by Townsend Theatre Productions
Neil Gore presents a one-person version of the classic novel by Robert Tressell.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists follows a group of workers as they renovate ‘The Cave’, a three-storey town house, for Mayor Sweater. It traces their hardships and struggles for survival in a complacent and stagnating Edwardian England. These workers are the ‘philanthropists’ who throw themselves into back-breaking work for poverty wages in order to generate profit for their masters. They are joined by artist Owen, whose spirited attacks on the dishonesty of capitalism, along with his socialist vision, highlights the exploitation in their workplace but also focuses on the inequality in society as a whole.
★★★★ “Tremendous” The Times
“A one person Tour-De-Force” The Observer
Please note that there is a theatre restoration levy of £1.50 per ticket. This levy applies to all transactions, whether made in person at our Box Office, by post or by phone, for all payment types.