Haymarket

The Actor's Church, Covent Garden, London, UK
Production Dates: September, 2018

By: Alex Higgin-Houser and David Kornfeld

One city's anarchy. Everybody's revolution. 

Anarchy brews in 1886 Chicago, a dark city plagued by capitalist greed, political corruption, and class-conflict. As the labour movement clashes with a brutal police force, should workers maintain a peaceful protest or take up arms and fight for what they believe? This is the story of the Haymarket Affair, told through the eyes of Lucy Parsons, a former slave and future 'Goddess of Anarchy'.
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The show featured a new score of Americana folk music, infused with a modern groove, and brought to life in this production by a talented cast of 12 actor-musicians from 7 countries.

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'unexpected and enjoyable'... 'entertaining and informative'  
​– Irene Lloyd, Everything Theatre