On 21st December 1988 Flight 103 from London to New York crashed onto the town of Lockerbie killing 259 people on board and 11 on the ground.This powerful play explores the impact of the crash on the lives of the women in the town, whilst seven years on a mother from New Jersey wanders the hills outside the town looking for her son's remains.She meets the local women who are fighting the US Government to have the victims' clothes released so they can wash them and return them to the grieving families.Written in the style of a Greek tragedy, this is a poetic and moving drama in which the women of Lockerbie turn an act of hatred into an act of love.
The Strobes Group present an affectionate and amusing (well downright funny!) portrait of a day in the life of a bustling seaside town. Beginning in the early morning and finishing on the cliffs high above the town 24 hours later. Everything from the lads on the make to the elderly day trippers and from the boy racers to the skinhead like seagulls is included. Yet amongst the comedy there is a darker side with the dreams of a young pregnant girl threading their way through the tapestry of seaside revelry.
Progress Theatre, Reading, Berkshire, England is a self-governing, self-funding theatre group. It operates in the voluntary sector, is a registered Charity and maintains its own 97-seat theatre.
We produce a programme of varied, interesting and challenging drama to the highest standard. Each year sees around nine productions, most running for nine nights.
We have an active policy to educate, encourage and enliven in all aspects of theatre. Progress has a youth theatre comprising two Youth Groups and two Student Groups; a Writers’ Group; the Friends of Progress and the Members themselves.
All auditions for our public productions are open to non-members. Various internal events, such as "Showcase" provide opportunities for newer or less experienced actors, directors, writers, stage managers and lighting and sound technicians.
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