The Angry Brigade (play)

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The Angry Brigade is 2014 play by the British playwright James Graham, centred on the Angry Brigade anarchist group. It was announced in January 2014. [1] It opened at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth on 18 September 2014 before touring to the Oxford Playhouse, Warwick Arts Centre and Watford Palace Theatre between 8 and 25 October 2014. [2] The production was directed by James Grieve and a four-person cast of Patsy Ferran, Scarlett Alice Johnson, Harry Melling and Felix Scott.

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References

  1. http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/production/2014/01/paines-plough-celebrate-40th-anniversary-four-premieres-pop-theatre-tour/ [ dead link ]
  2. "Paines Plough". www.painesplough.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014.