Some more, lovely reminders of a great evening recently with Mikron Theatre:
WI members from over 20 local groups waiting for the performance to begin
MHWI members preparing refreshments
Visitors enjoying refreshments on the warm summer evening before the start of the show
Delicious cakes cooked by MHWI members
The Mikron Theatre team: Claire Burns, Stephanie Hackett, Matt Jopling and James McLean
Yes, Canary Girls was another hit by this year’s Mikron Theatre team: Claire Burns, Stephanie Hackett, Matt Jopling, James McLean. They sang, played a variety of musical instruments and nimbly managed costume changes to perform the story of sisters, Rose and Liz, who instantly gave up their jobs as maids at the outbreak of World War One to take on board new challenges. These took them to a local bomb making factory, where conditions were harsh, leading to one sister stepping out of her comfort zone to take up the challenge of seeking a safer work place and the other (whose skin turned yellow from the chemicals) to earn more money, intending to save and move to France to be part of the war on the front line. Interwoven with this were the characters of midlady Millicent, her son Francis and the factory owner.
Many thanks to Fiona Thompson for organising this successful event, and to the rest of the team from Market Harborough WI who supported her. Visitors from 20 other WIs attended the evening.
The performance was held in the pleasant surroundings of the Evangelical Church in Bath Street, Market Harborough. Market Harborough WI members baked a wide variety of delicious cakes for visitors to sample.
Taking their final bow!
Going, going, gone! Just a few tickets left for “Canary Girls”, a play written by Mikron Theatre. Mikron Theatre wrote, produced and performed the specially written “Raising Agents” show last year in honour of our centenary celebrations. Friends and family very welcome.
Full details are on the attached flyer. Canary Girls Poster If you are interested, please let us know how many tickets you would like (ignore the closing date): ticket requests to mhwimikrontickets@gmail.com (not the usual MHWI email!)
Friday 10th June at 7.30pm. Harborough Evangelical Church, 121 Bath Street, Market Harborough, LE16 9JL
Tickets are £12 full price, £10 concessions (student/retired/unemployed). Hot Drinks and Cakes will be on sale.
Just to tempt you even further, here is a little more on the storyline:
CANARY GIRLS:
Summer 1914.
Sisters Rose and Lizzie work as maids, a world of deference, bed-making and poor pay. When war breaks, adventure-seeking Rose becomes a shell worker, persuading her procedure loving sister Lizzie, to follow her to a world offering more money, exciting work and union activity. It seems like a new start.
But as the sisters discover the dangers of shell work, they realise their dreams are pulling in opposite directions.
As old and new worlds collide on the factory floor, each sister must ultimately decide, which takes more courage – following your dreams, or giving them up for the ones you love?
Funny, heartfelt and tender. Mikron presents a tale of two sisters well and truly at war.
There’s just a few days left to buy tickets for you, friends and family to see a performance of “Canary Girls”, a play written by Mikron Theatre. Mikron Theatre wrote, produced and performed the specially written “Raising Agents” show last year in honour of our centenary celebrations.
Full details are on the attached flyer. Canary Girls Poster If you are interested, please let us know how many tickets you would like by 15th May 2016: ticket requests to mhwimikrontickets@gmail.com (not the usual MHWI email!)
Friday 10th June at 7.30pm. Harborough Evangelical Church, 121 Bath Street, Market Harborough, LE16 9JL
Tickets are £12 full price, £10 concessions (student/retired/unemployed). Hot Drinks and Cakes will be on sale.
Just to tempt you even further, here is a little more on the storyline:
CANARY GIRLS:
Summer 1914.
Sisters Rose and Lizzie work as maids, a world of deference, bed-making and poor pay. When war breaks, adventure-seeking Rose becomes a shell worker, persuading her procedure loving sister Lizzie, to follow her to a world offering more money, exciting work and union activity. It seems like a new start.
But as the sisters discover the dangers of shell work, they realise their dreams are pulling in opposite directions.
As old and new worlds collide on the factory floor, each sister must ultimately decide, which takes more courage – following your dreams, or giving them up for the ones you love?
Funny, heartfelt and tender. Mikron presents a tale of two sisters well and truly at war.
Tickets are selling out fast so get yours now to see a performance of “Canary Girls”, a play written by Mikron Theatre. Mikron Theatre wrote, produced and performed the specially written “Raising Agents” show last year in honour of our centenary celebrations. Family and friends very welcome.
Full details are on the attached flyer. Canary Girls Poster If you are interested, please let us know how many tickets you would like by 15th May 2016: ticket requests to mhwimikrontickets@gmail.com (not the usual MHWI email!)
Friday 10th June at 7.30pm. Harborough Evangelical Church, 121 Bath Street, Market Harborough, LE16 9JL
Tickets are £12 full price, £10 concessions (student/retired/unemployed). Hot Drinks and Cakes will be on sale.
Just to tempt you even further, here is a little more on the storyline:
CANARY GIRLS:
Summer 1914.
Sisters Rose and Lizzie work as maids, a world of deference, bed-making and poor pay. When war breaks, adventure-seeking Rose becomes a shell worker, persuading her procedure loving sister Lizzie, to follow her to a world offering more money, exciting work and union activity. It seems like a new start.
But as the sisters discover the dangers of shell work, they realise their dreams are pulling in opposite directions.
As old and new worlds collide on the factory floor, each sister must ultimately decide, which takes more courage – following your dreams, or giving them up for the ones you love?
Funny, heartfelt and tender. Mikron presents a tale of two sisters well and truly at war.
We are looking for volunteers to bake cakes for the night (Friday 10 June at the Evangelical Church, Bath Street). Please speak to Yvonne Conroy (refreshments coordinator) at the meeting next Wednesday.
Market Harborough WI would love to invite our fellow WI members, friends and family to see a performance of “Canary Girls”, a play written by Mikron Theatre. Mikron Theatre wrote, produced and performed the specially written “Raising Agents” show last year in honour of our centenary celebrations.
Full details are on the attached flyer. Canary Girls Poster If you are interested, please let us know how many tickets you would like by 15th May 2016: ticket requests to mhwimikrontickets@gmail.com (not the usual MHWI email!)
Friday 10th June at 7.30pm. Harborough Evangelical Church, 121 Bath Street, Market Harborough, LE16 9JL
Tickets are £12 full price, £10 concessions (student/retired/unemployed). Hot Drinks and Cakes will be on sale.
Just to tempt you even further, here is a little more on the storyline:
CANARY GIRLS:
Summer 1914.
Sisters Rose and Lizzie work as maids, a world of deference, bed-making and poor pay. When war breaks, adventure-seeking Rose becomes a shell worker, persuading her procedure loving sister Lizzie, to follow her to a world offering more money, exciting work and union activity. It seems like a new start.
But as the sisters discover the dangers of shell work, they realise their dreams are pulling in opposite directions.
As old and new worlds collide on the factory floor, each sister must ultimately decide, which takes more courage – following your dreams, or giving them up for the ones you love?
Funny, heartfelt and tender. Mikron presents a tale of two sisters well and truly at war.
Canary Girls by Mikron Theatre
Make sure you put this date in your diaries. The fabulous touring Mikron Theatre will be here again at 7.30 pm in the Congregational Church, Bowden Lane with their new show Canary Girls. If it’s as good as Raising Agents last year, it will be brilliant.
Details of how to buy your tickets will be available soon.
Fiona Thompson receives a huge thank you from President Clare Farquhar
A huge thank you (and hence a separate, special post) to Fiona Thompson, Secretary of Market Harborough WI. Fiona single handedly planned and organised the whole evening last night: from spotting the ad for Raising Agents last September on the National WI website, getting the local Committee’s approval through to ensuring the whole event ran seamlessly. Other Committee members readily supported, lending a hand to meet and greet and help with refreshments.
Once again, thank you, Fiona.
Bunnington Bunnies, the WI who are the focal point of Raising Agents
A thunderous round of applause ensured that Raising Agents hit the roof last night. Over 160 people thoroughly enjoyed an evening of fun, humour, superb acting and singing performed by Ellen Chivers, James McLean, Steve McCourt and Rachel Henley of the touring Mikron Theatre.
Raising Agents ran seamlessly all evening. Written by Maeve Larkin, the performance aptly summarised the formation of the WI in Canada by a group of farmers’ wives who wanted to support a grieving young mother with tea and a gossip, through to celebrating all that the UK WIs have achieved over the years through annual resolutions and war time efforts. Moving to the present day, it addressed the issue of a failing WI, struggling to find both members and speakers. The arrival of a PR guru rapidly brings the WI into the 21st century by the use of social media and rebrands them Bunnington Bunnies. They were hopping! Brilliant!
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Music and singing by Ellen, James, Steve and Rachel
Market Harborough WI 