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Poster by Poster Designer

by Peter Whelan

Directed by [[]]

Performances: Tues - Sat July 2015, Bell Theatre

Introduction

In 1916 the British Army, running out of cannon fodder for the trenches, introduced a policy of recruitment based on enticing men into the army from the same towns. Lord Mayors were encouraged to call for volunteers from the same towns and the famous Pals regiments were formed. Accrington, a small town in Lancaster, was the smallest town in England to field a full battalion of a thousand men. On the first day of the Battle of the Somme "the Pals" were in the front line that walked towards the German trenches believing the generals' promise that it would be a pushover. Contemporary accounts say that there was not a family in Accrington that had not lost a father, son or brother. One woman lost her husband and three sons. The effect on the town was so disastrous that the government dropped the policy almost immediately.

Cast

• Tom Hackford - [[]]
• May Hassal - [[]]
• Arthur Boggis - [[]]
• Reggie Boggis - [[]]
• Ralph - [[]]
• Eva Mason - [[]]
• Sarah Harding - [[]]
• Betha Treecott - [[]]
• C.S.M. Rivers - [[]]

Crew

• Stage Manager - [[]]
• Set Design - [[]]
• Set Construction - [[]]
• Lighting - [[]]
• Sound Design - [[]]

Reviews

Gallery

Reminiscences and Anecdotes

See Also

The Accrington Pals (1985)

References

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External Links

• This play on the web