"Cable Street was a multicultural area populated at the time predominantly by Jewish and Irish families. Refusing to be intimidated by the rise of fascism in the UK and the threat to their communities, one hundred thousand Jews, Irish workers and communists united to blockade the street from the fascist group known as the Blackshirts. Mosely was due to give a speech at Shoreditch Town Hall to garner more support for his cause."
"The structure of the musical works well. It begins and ends with a tour guide leading his visitors around the East End. Amusingly, they weave in and out of the production as the drama unfolds. The tour guide reads at points from a notebook written by his uncle, Sammy, that records the events of the Cable Street resistance, while later realising why an American participant is saddened to discove"
Cable Street opened at Marylebone Theatre after two sellout 2024 runs at Southwark Playhouse. The musical recounts the 4 October 1936 East End resistance when Jews, Irish workers and communists united to block Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists. The production centers on three characters—Polish Jew Sammy, Irish Catholic Mairead, and Lancashire worker Ron—exploring family relationships, some romance and communal solidarity. A framing device uses a tour guide who reads a notebook detailing events, weaving present-day narration with historical reenactment. The production translates political resistance into character-driven drama, highlighting multicultural unity against fascism.
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