Third Class
Location of Event: Clatter community centre
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Show Name: Third Class: A Titanic Story
UNSINKABLE? UNTHINKABLE A one-man theatre show based on the true story of Titanic survivor Edward Dorking. ‘Third Class’ revives the life of a young English man, Edward Dorking, who was packed off on the Titanic, destined to be corrected by his American relatives. Edward was gay. Openly gay, and on Wednesday, April 10th, 1912, he set sail for NYC on a ticket bought for him by his parents in the hope his American family could put him 'right' THIRD CLASS charts Edward's journey from boarding the Titanic to swimming for 30 minutes towards an already full collapsible lifeboat and how he, upon arriving in New York, would tour the Vaudeville circuit, recreating the stories for a fact-hungry public. But Edward didn't want fame; he wanted revenge. When everyone was talking about the deaths of millionaires and society figures, few were discussing the people who took the lion's share of the losses that night: the third class. Edward was coming for the upper classes. Using music, movement, projection, and historical facts, Third Class tells the story of an unknown hero from a well-known story.
Performer Name: Russell Lucas
Russell Lucas is a London-based artist who creates work for the theatre. His projects range from his one man show 'The Bobby Kennedy Experience', to co-producing and directing the 'Theatremakers' series for Digital Theatre+. He directed the global smash-hit 'Julie Madly Deeply' and the UK premieres of 'The Fat Man’s Wife' by Tennessee Williams and 'The Understudy' by Theresa Rebeck. He is the co-creator of 'An Evening Without Kate Bush and he runs an online channel where he talks to artists about making a long career in the arts. His new book '300 Thoughts For Theatremakers' is out now with Nick Hern books
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