Royal Exchange, Manchester Peake's play is a fierce cry for recognition of the movement that supported miners and their families and saw women occupy a coal pit in protestThere's a familiar narrative about the closing of Britain's mines. Strikes, police, violence, Scargill versus Thatcher. And men. Aside from the Iron Lady herself, the images and stories surrounding the miners' strikes are all dominated by men. Even …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AM on July 5, 2018