Love On The Dole 1970

Love On The Dole

Nottingham Playhouse - 1970

A musical based on Walter Greenwood’s novel written in 1933 about the General Strike of 1926 and the ensuing unemployment crisis.

The original play was written by Ronald Gow and was a great success, touring the regional stages of Britain in 1933, with Wendy Hiller playing the role of Sally Hardcastle and going on to make her West End debut with the play in 1935 at the Garrick Theatre. Hiller would marry the play's author, Ronald Gow, in 1937.

The programme cover illustration is taken from the L.S. Lowry painting ‘Coming from the Mill‘ (1930).

Writers: Terry Hughes & Robert Gray

Music: Alan Fluck

Cast included: Angela Richards, Eric Flynn, Glyn Houston, Terri Stevens, Maureen Pryor, Lila Kaye, Ivan Beavis

Director & Choreographer: Gillian Lynne