
LEATHER WOMEN
written by Raminder Kaur
directed by Lisa Goldman
Archive footage of women celebrating Christmas in a Walsall leather factory in the 1970s
LEATHER WOMEN is a new theatre work-in-progress on the lives of working-class women in leather factories in the Black Country. Foregrounding the role of strong and feisty women, this gritty comedy spotlights their vibrant lives and how they played a formative part in Walsall's social and economic history when the town was one of the main centres of leather goods production in Britain, if not the world, before its slow decline. It also integrates stimulating oral histories and the contents collected by the Walsall Leather Museum.
Come join the creative journey with a rehearsed script reading.
Free: booking is required for dates in London and Walsall.
Wednesday October 15 7.00 pm
Pinter Studio, ArtsOne, QMUL
Mile End Road, London E1 4NS
Thursday October 16 2.00 pm
Walsall Leather Museum, Unit 5 Littleton Street West Walsall WS2 8EW (opposite Tesco Extra)
Tel 01922 652288
Duration approx 60 minutes plus Q&A with audience.
Suitable for ages 12+

Photos of the Walsall Leather Museum






