THE BREAD & ROSES
Vibrant independent pub in the heart of Clapham
LIVE MUSIC . THEATRE . COMEDY
THIS WEEK…
THEATRE
Teabowl Studio
Journey of Whispering Dreams
written & directed by Qingyang Wang
A poem written over ten years.
Until the journey carried her far enough.
Until time rushed by and settled the once-unspeakable melancholies of adolescence.
Until the ancient songs from home began to seek belonging in the culturally in-between.
A young woman’s healing from a period of mental turmoil and depression in adolescence is interwoven with the way she went after leaving her hometown in southwestern China, from the southern waves of China to the northern snow of the UK, crossing cultures and borders. The dreamy journey of ups and downs falls into a spring garden where the melancholic maiden character, Du Liniang was trapped a thousand years ago, from Kunqu Opera classic, Peony Pavilion — and onto a stage where a Ge Ji (professional female performer in ancient China) is about to perform…
A one-woman physical theatre piece blending spoken word, movement, Chinese Traditional dance, soundscape and ancient Chinese folklore -- all in a swirling silky dream.
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Friday 25th July
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OUR HISTORY
The Bread & Roses is an award-winning free house right in the heart of Clapham. Owned by The Battersea and Wandsworth Trade Union Council (BWTUC) and run by the Workers Beer Company, part of BWTUC Trading, it prides itself as a pub with a social consciousness.
The Bread & Roses is named in recognition of the struggle of workers around the globe for a better quality of life. The name is taken from a song written during a strike of women textile workers in Lawrence Massachusetts, USA in 1912. 27.000 women went out onto the streets and marched for eleven weeks to improve their working conditions. Their banners called for bread and roses. A poet among them, James Oppenheim, wrote the lyrics to what became the trademark song for women trade unionists around the world. It is still sung by delegates to conclude the ICTU Women's Conference.
To find out more about the company’s ethos, celebrated proudly by The Bread & Roses, or how to fundraise with the Workers Beer Company, please visit www.workersbeer.co.uk.
