Manchester Sound: the Massacre " a new play talks raves and revolutions
What do acid-house raves and a century-old bloodbath have in common? Quite a lot, according to Manchester's Library TheatreIn an empty industrial building to the north of Manchester, the 19th-century democratic campaigner Samuel Bamford is making euphoric gestures of a distinctly non-19th century fashion. Bamford was one of the key participants in the 1819 Peterloo massacre. But at present he's waving his arms in the…