BRASSED OFF

Centenary Play: BRASSED OFF: Grimley Colliery is set to close as the accountants say there’s more money in it shut than open, even after redundancy payments. This would mean 1,200 recently unemployed people, a dying town and the loss of its brass band. But under the leadership of Danny, coughing with coal-dusted lungs, the band is somehow transformed into British champions with local lass Gloria whipping up the money needed to get them to the Albert Hall. This celebratory and defiant show is adapted from the 1996 film of the same name and tells the story of a fictional coal town left standing with heartbreak, humour and a brassy ensemble.