Anti-slavery play performed in Mansfield
The Plain Quaker theatre project recently staged a production in Mansfield
The issue of modern day slavery has been raised, in a dramatic form, at Mansfield’s Meeting house.
The Plain Quaker theatre project recently staged an updated version of their play Nine Parts a Quaker there.
The play was originally written by the performers, Arthur Pritchard and Mike Casey, in 2007, to mark the bicentenary of the abolition of slavery.
It tells the story of nineteenth century campaigner Thomas Clarkson, who dedicated his life to the forty-year fight to end slavery in Britain and the British colonies. Scenes showing his life are intercut with those depicting modern slavery.
‘If the nineteenth century abolished slavery, why are more than twenty million people enslaved today?’ asked the Plain Quakers.
‘The work of Clarkson, Wilberforce and others remains unfinished; human trafficking and indentured labour are widespread. Is there anything ordinary people can do to break the chains? The play asks the questions – but the audience must provide the answers.’
The Plain Quakers describe the play as their ‘small contribution to raising awareness of this ugly and abusive trade’, and are working with Anti-Slavery International to raise funds for the fight against modern slavery of all kinds.
A collection for Anti-Slavery International after the performance raised £150.
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