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Summer 1984. The UK is in turmoil. With Thatcher battling to dismantle the coal industry, and a lethal pandemic on the rise, 24-year-old activist Mark Ashton founds an unlikely new alliance with the pit communities of South Wales: Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners. Funny, fierce and filled with joy, what follows is the incredible true story of two disparate communities joining forces – and making history. This brand-new musical unites Matthew Warchus and Stephen Beresford, director and writer of the hit film Pride, with composers Christopher Nightingale, Josh Cohen, and DJ Walde. Together they share the inspiring story of these real-life events, featuring original songs inspired by protest anthems, pop, rock, disco and the Welsh choral tradition.
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00:00It's not a flashy show, it's a show about humanity and everyone can connect to that.
00:05This group was formed Lesbian and Gay Support the Miners.
00:08They picked at random a mining community in Wales and raised money for them.
00:12I couldn't believe that it was true that the most unalike communities would have come together in that way and
00:18supported each other.
00:19A story of the people coming together to defeat a common enemy for the sake of humanity is quite powerful.
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