"Summer, 1984. With miners on strike across the country, 24-year-old activist Mark Ashton tries to rally a disparate group of gay men and lesbians into forming a support group for the beleaguered strikers. Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners quickly finds itself entwined with a small pit village in South Wales. "What follows is the remarkable true story of two threatened communities joining forces and discovering they have more in common than they ever imagined.""
"Christopher Nightingale, Josh Cohen and DJ Walde have created "an original score, with songs inspired by protest anthems, pop, rock, disco and the Welsh choral tradition." Warchus has said: "It was one of the greatest joys and privileges of my career to direct the film version of Pride. I'm so excited to be working alongside Stephen again, together with Chris, Josh and DJ, to bring this hugely emotional and inspiring true story to the stage and let it sing.""
A stage adaptation of the 2014 film Pride will be staged in Cardiff from 31 March to 18 April, then at the National's Dorfman Theatre in London from 11 June to 12 September. The original film starred George MacKay, Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton and Andrew Scott and dramatized the true story of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners, a queer solidarity group supporting striking coal miners in 1980s South Wales. The stage script was written by Stephen Beresford, reuniting with film director Matthew Warchus. Christopher Nightingale, Josh Cohen and DJ Walde composed an original score blending protest anthems, pop, rock, disco and Welsh choral tradition. Casting has not yet been announced and tickets go on general sale from 10am on 14 November.
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