Three Ghosts of Silvertown - A Newham Play - screening and Q&A
Queens Park Art Centre, Queens Park, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 7RT
Three Ghosts of Silvertown is the seventh in the Newham Play series and is the boldest production within it to date. Three working-class ghosts, resurrected from the poverty and hardship of early twentieth-century Silvertown, return to confront the inequalities of both the past and present. Determined to rewrite history, they re-stage the famous 1889 Silvertown Strike led by Eleanor Marx-but this time, the ending is their own.
Blending spoken word, movement and a pulsating techno and house soundtrack, the production fuses history with contemporary theatre in a powerful site-responsive performance. Created with a professional creative team alongside young people from Newham, it continues the Newham Plays' commitment to telling local stories through ambitious, community-led theatre.
Inspired by the remarkable restoration of the Tate Institute by ReSpace Projects, the production draws powerful parallels between the revival of a historic community building and the reclaiming of forgotten histories. The Newham Plays celebrate the borough's rich heritage through productions that combine professional artists with local communities. Since 2012, the series has explored the lives of figures including Charlie Chaplin, Mahatma Gandhi, Keir Hardie, Alice in Wonderland, Elizabeth Fry and Madge Gill, earning praise for its imaginative storytelling, locally led new writing and innovative use of historic spaces.
The Queens Park Arts Centre bar/cafe will be open for the performance.
Timings
- Sunday 20 September:
- 19:30
Location & directions
Queens Park Art Centre, Queens Park, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 7RT
- Contact on day:
- Dan Reynolds
- Telephone number:
- +447761055149
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking preferred
- Booking conditions:
- Book using the link below!
- Booking contact name:
- Dan Reynolds
- Booking website:
- https://bit.ly/HOD2026tix
Additional information
- Max number of people:
- 120
- Estimated duration:
- 1 hour(s) 30 minute(s)
