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The Hammer of Defiance: A Play Recounting the Luddite Rebellion

Galleries of Justice Museum, High Pavement, The Lace Market, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 1HN
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The Hammer of Defiance: A Play Recounting the Luddite Rebellion

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Friday 21 & Saturday 22 November 2014

Performance times - Friday 21 November at 8pm and Saturday 22 November at 3pm & 8pm

Two hundred years ago people from Sutton, Kirkby, Hucknall, Linby, Papplewick, Annesley, Mansfield, Selston and all the surrounding villages stood up to the government of the day to demand a better life for themselves and their families.

For several weeks the area was at the centre of national attention as politicians, poets, soldiers, framework knitters, newspaper proprietors and judges came face to face with each other in a confrontation that was to have consequences for ordinary people across the country.

This is a true story of riots and recriminations, of rebellion, greed and revenge - performed in the historic Galleries of Justice Museum where many of the protagonists would have met all those years ago.

Tickets are available from the Galleries of Justice Museum by calling 0115 9939822 or emailing hospitality@galleriesofjutice.org.uk

Prices - £7.00 Adult / £6.00 Concessions


 

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