Shattersongs was a musical play based on the Battle of Cable Street and was a community theatre production. It used cabaret-style songs, comedy and semi-surreal imagery to represent not just the Battle but contemporary anti-fascist activity. A highlight of the production was that the company managed to acquire a real lorry to represent the one turned over for use as a barricade in 1936.
Half Moon Theatre Trustee and Tower Hamlets’ teacher Julia Williams talks about her involvement with the Youth Theatre productions of Bombshell and Shattersongs. Interviewed by Toni Tsaera.
Local resident and theatre artist, Alan Gilbey talks about Shattersongs, a promenade community production set in the East End. Interviewed by Toni Tsaera.
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