from the team that brought you Ladies That Bus
Ladies that dig
Written by Joyce Branagh from stories researched by The ‘Ladies That…..’ Company
with music by Helen Longworth
“Where there’s muck, there’s bras!”
Ladies That Dig is a new comedy drama with original music about the great outdoors and the people who enjoy it. It’s about friendship and green-fingers, isolation and community, nature, nurture, and ultimately what it means to ‘grow’…
A fertile blend of live music and inter-twining tales from women who aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty. Collected from interviews, the play is based on the true life stories of local women - Alotmenteers, Metal Detectorists, Archaeologists, Grave-diggers, Forensic Anthropologists and people who just love to garden! Ladies that Dig uncovers stories where budding love blossoms, hidden roots are unearthed, buried secrets revealed and golden treasures discovered.
Tour Dates 2023
9-11 FEB – DUKES THEATRE LANCASTER.
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14TH FEB – CAST, DONCASTER - 7.45pm
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15TH FEB – HULL TRUCK - 7.30pm
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16 – 18TH FEB – THE EDGE, MANCHESTER - 7.30pm
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21ST FEB – THEATRE BY THE LAKE, KESWICK - 7.30pm
22ND FEB - THEATRE BY THE LAKE, KESWICK - 2.00PM
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23RD FEB – OLDHAM COLISEUM - 7.30pm
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24TH FEB – LAWRENCE BATLEY THEATRE, HUDDERSFIELD - 7.30pm
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25TH FEB – YORK THEATRE ROYAL - 7.45pm
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26TH KENTMERE INSTITUTE, KENTMERE, CUMBRIA
28TH FEB – ROSEHILL THEATRE, WHITEHAVEN
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1ST MARCH – PENRITH TOWN HALL - 8pm
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2ND MARCH – CASTERTON VILLAGE HALL - 7.30PM
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3RD MARCH - LEVENS VILLAGE HALL - 8PM
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4TH MARCH - SHAP MEMORIAL HALL - 7pm
5TH MARCH - BOWES VILLAGE HALL, CO. DURHAM - 7.30PM
8TH-9TH MARCH – BREWERY ARTS, KENDAL - 8pm
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10TH MARCH – THE RAINHALL CENTRE, BARNOLDSWICK
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11TH MARCH - LONGTON VM CLUB, LONGTON
12TH MARCH - BOLTON-LE-SANDS LIBRARY, BOLTON-LE-SANDS
After the wonderfully fruitful research and development stage of the process, we’ve done the spade work of writing a new play with music. All from your stories. Thanks to all the people who so generously shared their stories and time and it’s now almost time to give these back to you in the form of a play!
Many thanks to all those who came to the work-in-progress sharing at The Dukes Theatre in Lancaster and to all those we have met along the way.
Please be aware Ladies That Dig contains themes of bereavement and child loss, treated sensitively and with hope and humour.
