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Act 1 Scene 1
Alexandra Dock, Newport,
Monmouthshire. A trench under construction for the new dock extension has just collapsed trapping 50 men beneath it.
It
is 5.40 on a July afternoon in 1909. Sunlight.
Massive sound of cracking of wood, men shouting.
Silence for
a while...........
The stage fills with smoke. Men calling out, moaning.
Men are lying on the ground - they
call out in great distress. They are covered in dust, their clothes are bloody and ripped...........
This
is the opening of His Wonderful Escape, a One Act play telling the Story of Tom Lewis and the Newport Docks Disaster of 1909.
His Wonderful Escape can be ideally adapted for schools
and large casts. A gallery of unique, contemporaneous photographs are available for projection.
Stage designs available.
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