'Theatre Workshop or The Ballad of Ewan And Joan' tells the true story of Theatre Workshop, an innovative theatre and performance company and the individuals who founded and ran it from its formation in Manchester in the 1930s to its move to London in the 1960s including theatremaker and folk singer Ewan MacColl and actor, director Joan Littlewood. Theatre Workshop is written by Manchester born playwright Jane Walker and performed by an ensemble cast.

In 'Theatre Workshop or The Ballad of Ewan and Joan' by Jane Walker you can hear

Michael Ashtiany as Ewan Maccoll

Francesca Anderson as Joan Littlewood

Charlie Richards as Newsboy and Kenneth Tynan

Tom Rope as Archie Harding and Gerry Raffles

Kathryn Georghiou as Shelagh Delaney and Rosalie Williams

Rebecca Bugeja as Jean Newlove and Avis Bunnage

Jane Walker as Woman

and Chris Gregory as Colonel Pennyman

Other voices were played by members of the cast

'Theatre Workshop or the Ballad of Ewan and Joan' was directed by Chris Gregory and Jane Walker

It was recorded at Orpheus Studio in London by Richard "Orpheus" Campbell

Production, sound design and editing were by Chris Gregory for Alternative Stories

Casting was by Chris Gregory and Jane Walker

Most of the characters depicted in this play are based on real people who played important roles in the Theatre Workshop story. This play however, is a work of fiction and the conversations you heard are imagined based on real events and do not purport to accurately represent actual conversations or interactions between individuals.

The excerpts from Agit-prop and Theatre Workshop plays were used with the permission of Manchester University Press and performed by members of the cast

'Dirty Old Town' was used with the permission of Proper Records Ltd

'Scarborough Fair' is a traditional song performed by members of the cast

'Fare Thee Well" is a traditional song performed by members of the cast

Other music used in this production is copyright free and sourced from Epidemic Sounds.

The script for 'Theatre Workshop or The Ballad of Ewan and Joan' is copyright Jane Walker and may not be used in whole or part except with the permission of the author.

To find out more about Jane Walker and her work please visit her website https://www.enajwrites.co.uk

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You can find out more about Theatre Workshop and its history by following this link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_Workshop

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