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Four women dressed in aprons that each read Souper Woman looking over a fence of a back to back in the 80s.

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‘Souper Woman’ Betty Cook

Writer Boff Whalley didn’t want ‘We’re Not Going Back’ to be the men’s story of the 1984/85 Miner’s Strike, instead tuning-in to the...

Our Charlie stood holding his dogeared hardback book United By The Struggle by Anne and Betty

Charlie, ‘Honorary WAPC Member’

In the mid 80s, whilst the miners’ strike was the focal point of my community, I...

Yellow NUM stickers saying Coal not Dole

A timeline of the 1984/85 miners’ strike

The 1984-1985 miners’ strike marked one of Britain’s most bitter industrial conflicts. It erupted after the...

A smiley Elvi Piper

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Elvi’s inspiration & hopes for Red Ladder favourite

The first piece of theatre I saw when I moved to Leeds 10 years ago, on maybe my second or third night in...

The 1984-85 Miner's Strike in the Durham Coalfield Easington Colliery Club. Marilyn Johnson serving lunch during the school holidays.

We’re Not Going Back by Boff Whalley

People love anniversaries. Royal Jubilees, Cup victories, Elton John’s birthday. We’re Not Going Back was written...

Francis Martin in a suit with grey hair and glasses

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My family’s shared history of mining and activism

I’m less than a month into my post as Artistic Director of Red Ladder and yet working alongside a small team who achieve...

Return of our all-female hit musical comedy to…

We’re beyond excited to announce that we’re reprising We’re Not Going Back, in collaboration with Unite the Union,...

A picture of Red Ladder Artistic Director Cheryl Martin smiling in a bright yellow v neck top

Cheryl Martin: new Red Ladder Artistic Director

We are thrilled to welcome theatre director and writer Cheryl Martin as our new Artistic Director...

The Making of TAXI

A Writer’s perspective from Andrea Heaton, based on an original concept from Douglas Thorpe Taxi opened...

Red Ladder Theatre Company and mad dogs dance…

Written by Andrea Heaton, Co-directed by Rod Dixon and Douglas Thorpe, based on an original concept...

A man swinging from a column whilst stood on a bar addressing an audience

Red Ladder Theatre Company & mad dogs dance…

“Leeds. So many people. So many stories. I’m driving and driving and never moving.” I was...

A New Chapter at Red Ladder Theatre Company…

After 17 years at the helm at Red Ladder Theatre Company, Artistic Director Rod Dixon has...