in Tyneside Songs and Monologues
(From Newcastle)
Esther McCracken , who is well known to repertory playgoers in Newcastle, composes her own monologues. A play of hers, The Women's Spirit, broadcast two years ago, was given in London recently at the British Drama League Festival.
A chronicle play by Edwin Lewis
Based on the life of ' The Great Ironmaster ', and commemorating the launching of the first iron ship one hundred and fifty years ago
Characters and Produced by Edward Wilkinson
John Wilkinson , the self-styled ' ironmaster ', with whom this play deals, is a remarkable figure in industrial history. He launched the first iron ship a century and a half ago, and was also responsible for the building of the first iron bridge, which is now to be seen in Shropshire. The scene of the play lies in the Cartmel district and later in Brymbo, Staffordshire.
