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The Giant Killers
by The Long Lane Theatre Companytheatre
The untold true story of footballs greatest ever underdogs.
about the production
Set in the early years of Association Football, The Giant Killers follows a ragtag bunch of Lancashire mill workers who defied all odds to become the first working-class team in the country to play in the FA Cup. Left tired and despondent from the cotton famine of the 1870s, this small group of northern lads found pride and hope in a game that up until then had been reserved for the upper classes. Darwen FC rose up against prevailing social prejudice and the might of the Football Association, to earn a place in history as the first real ‘giant-killers’ .
about the artist
The Long Lane Theatre Company was initially set up by founders Eve Pearson-Wright and Andrew Wright to support the delivery of their now much in-demand schools-based theatre productions, drama workshops and creative learning programmes.The Giant Killers is the company’s first self-written stage theatre production, which premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2017 to sellout performances. It earned a position as one of the best reviewed shows of the festival that year.
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stage dimensions
width: 6 metres
height: 3 metres
depth: 4 metres
Basic PA.
Access for small transit van
3 hr Get in
2 hr Get out
• Theatre lovers / Dinner & A Show
• Fringe Theatre goers / culture-vultures
• Those interested in social & cultural history
• Families with young adults (Age 14+)
• Students and young people
• Fans of films like Brassed off, The Full
Monty, Billy Elliot
Worthy of a Hampden roar!
A remarkable and entertaining show!
Enthralls from start to finish. A real belter - and not just for the footie fans.
We offer a range of enrichment activities, work-
shops and events for various ages and around
different themes to accompany presentation
of The Giant Killers at your venue. These in-
clude:
• Question & Answer sessions / Post-show Talks
• Social history Discussions
• Storytelling workshops
£1500 per show
£2450 for two days
£5000 6/7 show week
Negotiable upon request.
