Radical Readings 3 - 'Suffer the little children'

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The Working Class Movement Library is proud to present another in its series of Radical Readings fundraising events, this time introducing some of our younger supporters and readers as well as a couple of stalwarts.

This year's show consists of accounts, stories and poems by and about the children who worked in our mines and factories in the 19th century. These will be brought to life by Andrew Ellis (This is England), Nico Mirallegro (Rillington Place, Common, The Village), Elle Pemberton and Molly Windsor (Three Girls) together with ever-present favourites Mike Joyce and Maxine Peake.

Radical Readings 3 - Suffer Little Children has been devised by WCML trustee, Royston Futter who will be introducing the actors on stage.

Talking about the WCML in a recent television piece, Maxine Peake said: "It is all about learning about your history whether you are to the left or the right. If you speak to anyone who works or volunteers here, they say it's all about fairness, freedom and the people!"

Founded by the late Ruth and Edmund Frow in the 1950s the Working Class Movement Library is now acknowledged as one of the most important collections of historical material on radical working class organisations in the country. Supporters of the Working Class Movement Library include Maxine Peake, Christopher Eccleston, Julie Hesmondhalgh and Sheila Hancock.

Tickets are priced at £12.  All proceeds will go to support the Working Class Movement Library.  Details of the Working Class Movement Library’s fundraising appeal are here

Those who have been to previous 'Radical Readings' should note that this one is not being held in the same venue as earlier ones.  Peel Hall is in the red brick university building on the other side of Salford Museum and Art Gallery from the previous venue.