by Lee Hall
inspired by a book by William Feaver

directed by Max Roberts

Designer: Gary McCann

co-production between the NT and Live Theatre, Newcastle

in repertoire, (04.09.2009)

George Brown:                              Deka Walmsley
Oliver Kilbourn:                           Christopher Connel
Jimmy Floyd:                               David Whitaker
Young Lad:                                 Brian Lonsdale
Harry Wilson:                              Michael Hodgson
Robert Lyon:                               Ian Kelly
Susan Parks:                               Lisa McGrillis
Helen Sutherland:                          Phillippa Wilson
Ben Nicholson:                             Brian Lonsdale



A group of miners takes on an evening class in painting and developed great skills in depicting their every day's life.
Albeit having a promising career as artists they kept their jobs and the group kept going for decades.