Did you think it would be easy? Did you think it would be fair? Silent battles of power drive a politically complex commentary on Britain’s working men over the last 40 years as a British man and an Eastern European woman share the stage. Music, wood and vinyl create a picture of Britain today and how it came to this. Read more …
Total Theatre Award winners Two Destination Language take you on a romp through men, expectations, work and economics in the years since Britain voted to be a part of Europe.
Like the UK it describes, Manpower seems to struggle with what exactly it wants to be or wants to achieve.
Not as clever as it strives to be, but Manpower shows snippets of promise that make it worth a watch, especially right now when its relevance could not be more apparent.
Katherina Radeva--Manpower
The Beacon, Greenock on Wednesday October 24, 2018. More info: http://www.beaconartscentre.co.uk/
Platform, Glasgow on Thursday October 25, 2018. More info: www.platform-online.co.uk
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