Made in Dagenham
Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton – 2016
“Equal Pay, Now!”
Synopsis
Inspired by a true story and based on the hit movie, Made in Dagenham is the uplifting new West End musical comedy about friendship, love and the importance of fighting for what is right.
Essex 1968; like millions of other working women, each morning Rita O’Grady is just trying to get her husband out of bed, get the kids off to school and get to work at the factory on time. But life is about to change forever when it’s announced that the girls in the stitching room of Ford’s Dagenham car plant will have their pay grade dropped to ‘unskilled’. Quickly drawing on a strength she never knew she had, Rita leads her friends in a battle against the might of Ford and the corruption of the Union supposed to protect them. As the girls’ inspiring journey gets bigger than anyone could have imagined, the pressure is too much for some, but can Rita keep up the fight and the happy home for which she’s worked so hard?
Cast List
| Women | |
| Rita | Rachel Davies |
| Beryl | Lorraine Foggin |
| Claire | Sally Pugh |
| Cass | Tasheka Coe |
| Sandra | Claire Flavell |
| Dagenham Factory Girls: | |
| Rachel | Anna Forster |
| Emma | Katy Ball |
| Jo | Megan Lacey |
| Tracey | Jayne Guest |
| Pat | Lisa Metcalfe |
| Doris | Aimee Humpreys |
| Doreen | Jo Perry |
| Rose | Amber Lloyd |
| Eileen | Jacqueline Lacey |
| Gwen | Sophie Johnson |
| Vera | Charlotte D’Abreau |
| Sheila | Trish Humphreys |
| Connie | Eileen Woolley |
| Barbara Castle | Sarah Moors |
| Lisa Hopkins | Emma Wetherall |
| Men | |
| Eddie O’Grady | John Wetherall |
| Monty | Greg Yates |
| Harold Wilson | Tim Jones |
| Jeremy Hopkins | Leon Davies |
| Tooley | Lyndon Flavell |
| Sid | Andy Foggin |
| Bill | Dave Storey |
| Ron Macer | Nick Sullivan |
| Gregory Hubble | Tim Swallow |
| Mr Buckton | Nick Sullivan |
| Cortina Man | Aidan Cutler |
| Civil Servants | George, Aidan, Lyndon |
| Barry | Nathan Babb |
| Stan | Peter Worrall |
| Ronnie | Simon Peacock |
| Astro | Simon Peacock |
| Adams | Dave Storey |
| Chubby Chuff | Tim Swallow |
| Liverpool Factory Girls | Debbie Cook |
| Sophie Louise Johnson | |
| Louise Shriane | |
| Shelley Squire | |
| Beth Mahoney | |
| Jacqui Shankly | |
| Graham O’Grady | Will Foggin |
| Sharon O’Grady | Robyn Harding |
| Arabella Yardley |
Production Team
Director – Simon Pugh
Choreographer – Steven Harris
Assistant Choreographer – Claire Flavell
Musical Director – Tim Harding
Stage Manager – Theresa Thompson