A true story of a fight for justice will be played out on stage in Gweek next week.
The Gweek Players’ latest production will be The Winslow Boy by Terence Rattigan.
Set in 1909-10 at the end of the Edwardian era, the play is based on the true story of 13-year-old George Archer-Shee, who was accused of theft and expelled from naval college.
The drama focuses on the father’s efforts to prove his son’s innocence and the cost of his dogged pursuit of justice to himself and other members of the family.
The case was debated in the House of Commons and was covered extensively by the press at the time.
The play also examines middle-class values and women’s rights.
Publicity officer Linda Capone said: “Although serious in nature, the play |is full of humour, showing that life |goes on despite the family’s trials and tribulations.”
Performances take place at Gweek Village Hall, from next Wednesday until Friday (November 19 to 21) at 7.30pm |and a Saturday matinée on November 22 at 2.30pm.
Ticket prices, which include a choice of desserts in the interval, cost £8 for Wednesday night and the Saturday matinée, and £9 on the Thursday and Friday nights.
They are available from the box |office on 0845 094 8874, via www.gweekplayers.co.uk or from Heathercraft on Coinagehall Street in Helston.
Past productions from the Gweek Players include Noel Coward’s Private Lives, Alan Bennett’s Habeas Corpus and George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion.
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