Barnbow Canaries

As the Great War gathers pace, Agnes and her sister Edith revel in their new-found independence and prosperity as Barnbow lasses. Not only does their danger money buy them a new life of confidence, men, work and politics but the thrill of a new future, full of fun, friendship and freedom.
It's the 110th anniversary of the munitions factory disaster in Barnbow, Leeds. In December 1916, a violent explosion in Room 42 killed 35 women outright, maiming and injuring dozens more. Yet was barely reported on due to wartime restrictions. This play by Alice Nutter (yes that one of Chumbawamba fame!) tells some of their stories.
This is an amateur production by Shipley Local Theatrics