Paved With Gold
Paved With Gold - The Street Child's Tale by Holly Tonks Presented by Jenny Wren Productions. 'Morning Chronicle! Get Your Morning Chronicle here!'
Victorian London. A newspaper boy eagerly awaits the latest instalment of London Labour and the London Poor by Henry Mayhew. Henry and his brother Augustus Mayhew toured the streets of London during the 1840's interviewing the people who lived and worked on the streets. Paved with Gold focuses on the plight of the children - introducing the audience to real-life characters such as the Crossing Sweep, the Pick pocket and the Watercress Girl. Blending puppetry and verbatim theatre, the interviews are intertwined with the Newspaper Boy's story to tell of the glimmers of hope and tragedy genuinely experienced by these children.
Read MoreVictorian London. A newspaper boy eagerly awaits the latest instalment of London Labour and the London Poor by Henry Mayhew. Henry and his brother Augustus Mayhew toured the streets of London during the 1840's interviewing the people who lived and worked on the streets. Paved with Gold focuses on the plight of the children - introducing the audience to real-life characters such as the Crossing Sweep, the Pick pocket and the Watercress Girl. Blending puppetry and verbatim theatre, the interviews are intertwined with the Newspaper Boy's story to tell of the glimmers of hope and tragedy genuinely experienced by these children.
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