MADE IN DAGENHAM

There was so much to admire in this production of Made In Dagenham. The casting was very strong in all roles and the show has a very compelling storyline about the rights of Ford Motor Company sewing machinists to fight for equal pay and strike actions in 1968 and the very serious tensions that it created amongst workers and family relationships. I feel that all the cast really got very motivated by this storyline which they all performed with great conviction. So many of the cast deserve mentions so I hope they will forgive me if I just mention two or three. Eleanor Aldous (Rita O'Grady) one of the machinists gave a most confident performance in both singing and acting. Lee Gray (Eddie O'Grady) the long suffering husband who finally gave up under the pressure his wife's actions were putting the family under also displayed a fine singing voice and some super acting qualities. The five other machinists Beryl (Alex Bush) Cass (Alice Fearnley) Clare (Clare Heins) Sandra (Sophie Moss) and Emma (Nicole Walton-Turek) all contributed with great style and conviction. The most musical number in the show is without doubt the final number 'Stand Up' it ended the show in great style. Without question the finest feature of this production was the fantastic stage settings created by the Video/AV and Videography perhaps the best I have witnessed as a Rep for the last thirty years. Congratulations to the team who organised it. A fine night's entertainment for us all to enjoy. 

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