Rhoda McGaw Theatre, Woking
Brought to life at the Rhoda by Woking's leading musical theatre company WAOS MT, funny, touching and timeless, Made in Dagenham shows how ordinary people can do extraordinary things when they stand together.
Made in Dagenham is set in Essex 1968 where like millions of other working women, each morning Rita O’Grady is just trying to get her husband out of bed, get the kids off to school and get to work at the factory on time. Life, however, is about to change forever when it’s announced that the girls in the stitching room of Ford’s Dagenham car plant will have their pay grade dropped to ‘unskilled’.
Quickly drawing on a strength she never knew she had, Rita leads her friends in a battle against the might of Ford and the lack lustre attention of the male-dominated Union that is supposed to protect them. As the girls’ inspiring journey gets bigger than anyone could have imagined, the pressure is too much for some, but can Rita keep up the fight and the happy home she’s worked so hard for?
Made in Dagenham has a book by Richard Bean (One Man, Two Guvnors, The Heretic), music by BAFTA and Grammy award-winning composer David Arnold (James Bond series, Hot Fuzz, and Sherlock) and lyrics from Olivier Award winner Richard Thomas (Jerry Springer The Opera).
Rhoda McGaw Theatre, Woking
The 228 seat Rhoda McGaw Theatre is a performance space owned by Woking Borough Council and managed by The Ambassadors, Woking.
Rhoda McGaw Theatre, Woking
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