n 1915, Mrs Barbour led 20,000 women in the rent strikes with bundles of washing, bread, flour, saucepans and wooden spoons. Read more …
One hundred years later, in her dank tenement in Govan, an 87-year-old woman
sits alone reminiscing on a lifetime of grievances, battling her memories and
reaching for a time which put us all first.
Mrs Barbour's Daughters is a concise and moving sketch of the feminist tradition and makes its point using sweet harmony, not rabble rousing.
A thought-provoking piece of radical history.
As it stands, with renditions of The Internationale and a fair dose of soapbox speechifying, this socially relevant and politically important play may only preach to the converted.
A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Glasgow from Monday October 6, 2014, until Saturday October 11, 2014. More info: http://playpiepint.com
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh from Tuesday October 14, 2014, until Saturday October 18, 2014. More info: www.traverse.co.uk
Tron Theatre, Glasgow from Wednesday November 4, 2015, until Saturday November 7, 2015. More info: www.tron.co.uk
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