Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In
This performance has taken place in the past
Recommended Age 14+
In a factory like this, you’re part of a team. You’re a family.
Greenock 1981.
Faced with the threat of their factory closing, and with 240 jobs on the line, there’s no way the women of the Lee Jeans factory are going down without a fight.
They barricade the doors, take a stand against corporate greed and stage a sit-in that lasts for 7 long months.
Developed in conversation with some of the key women involved in the strike, this new play is full of authentic details that bring this significant moment in Scottish history to life.
Played out to a live 80’s soundtrack, this is the true story of the gallus Greenock girls who fought a battle against injustice that thrust them onto the world stage.
“1981 was a time of banging pop hits but also economic crisis and the steady erosion of legal rights. When I was still in nappies, the Lee Jeans workforce, made up predominantly of underestimated working women, discovered their own agency and found their voice. It is my privilege as a writer to amplify that voice for audiences today and remind us all that we too can be agents for change.” – Frances Poet, Writer
Cast: Aron Dochard, Jo Freer, Madeline Grieve, Shonagh Murray, Hannah Jarrett-Scott and Chiara Sparkes
Written by FRANCES POET
Directed by JEMIMA LEVICK
From an idea conceived by PAUL ENGLISH and FRANCES POET
Set & Costume Design by JESS WORRALL
Lighting Design by EMMA JONES
Sound Design by KEVIN MURRAY
Arrangements & Musical Supervisor CLAIRE MCKENZIE
Choreography by CHRIS STUART WILSON
Running time: Approx. 2hrs 30 mins (including interval)
After the Tron Theatre dates, Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In will head out on a national tour to venues in Aberdeen, Kirkcaldy, Edinburgh, St Andrews, Peebles, Mull, Inverness, Cumbernauld and Greenock.
