TOURISM Consortium Theatre Company, York Theatre Royal and Bolton Octagon, present an all-new production of BRASSED OFF.

To coincide with the 30th anniversary of the Miners’ Strike of 1984, BRASSED OFF, directed by Damian Cruden (director of Olivier Award winning ‘Best Entertainment’ The Railway Children), will be at The King’s Theatre, Edinburgh, from Tuesday 29th April until Saturday 3rd May, with a rousing final scene performed by the Dalkeith and Monktonhall Brass Band and we have a pair of tickets up for grabs for the performance on Wednesday 30th April.

In 1992, Grimley Colliery faces the threat of closure and the future of the brass band seems uncertain. With the miners torn between redundancy packages and the picket lines, bandleader Danny’s hopes of winning the national brass band competition seem like a distant dream.

But the arrival of flugelhorn-playing Gloria brings hope, romance and controversy to the Yorkshire brass band on the brink of collapse.

Featuring rousing live music, including Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez and Jerusalem played live on stage by local heroes, the Dalkeith and Monktonhall Brass Band, John McArdle stars as Danny. A highly respected and accomplished actor his credits include Billy Corkhill in Brookside, Firm Friends, All The Small Things, Merseybeat and Waterloo Road.

Damian Cruden is Artistic Director York Theatre Royal and his previous collaborations with TCTC include the Olivier Award winning The Railway Children, at Waterloo Theatre and To Kill a Mockingbird, with Duncan Preston.

Passionate and inspiring - a celebration of human endeavour and community spirit in triumph against all the odds.  Brassed Off starring John McArdle (Brookside). With Luke Adamson, Rebecca Clay, Clara Darcy, Andrew Dunn, Helen Kay, John McArdle, Andrew Roberts Palmer, James Robinson, Kraig Thornber & Gilly Tompkins.

Directed by Damian Cruden, adapted by Paul Allen, based on the screenplay by Mark Herman. Produced by Touring Consortium Theatre Company, York Theatre Royal and Bolton Octagon Theatre.

To win tickets for the performance of Brassed Off on 30th April at 7.30pm, get a Times and send your entry to the Times Office, Bank Street, Lochgelly, by Wednesday 16th April.