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Ref NoMS 1611/B/8/3
Title'The Great Divide' Slide Scripts, Song and Notes
LevelFile
Date1977
DescriptionThis file is marked 'The Great Divide' Spring 1977 and bears the name of Sue Beswick. It contains an annotated slide script for the production and a copy of this [with further annotations]. Handwritten notes about the production are also included, as are a music score and lyrics for 'The Jingo Song'.

Four photographic slides are included in this file, contained within an envelope originally addressed to Charles Parker:
'Grunwick 29 - Support Black Women' is a black and white slide of marchers
'Race' is a colour slide of an advertising hoarding for Air Jamaica
'P91 - 92' is a colour slide of an advertisement for Birmid Qualcast [Foundries] Ltd.
'End of Race Show' is a colour slide of white and black men.

A leaflet for 'The People's Jubilee at the Palace' is enclosed [This was an alternative event to the official Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations and was organised by the Communist Party of Great Britain and held at Alexandra Palace, London - 1977]. Banner Theatre launched 'The Great Divide' at this event.

The file also includes an ink sketch of [possibly] Dave Rogers.
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FormatFile
Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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