ISBN 9781911369097
From a remote weaver’s cottage in the bleak Yorkshire moors, a gang of counterfeiters (the ‘Cragg Vale Coiners’) launch a nefarious scheme that threatens to unsettle the currency of 18th century England.
Bound in marriage to their leader, known locally as ‘King’ David, Grace Hartley is torn between the forces of love, duty and conscience, whilst at the same time struggling with motherhood and the need to keep hunger at bay.
After the counterfeiters’ initial success, opposing forces gather, led by William Dighton, Supervisor of Excises, who sets in motion a series of events that have momentous consequences.
This play is based on a true story that has gripped the inhabitants of the Upper Calder Valley for centuries, but has so far received little prominence elsewhere.
The Calder Valley is known to many as the setting for the hit television series Happy Valley.
A female perspective
This drama uniquely presents the historic and tumultuous events of this episode in
history from a woman’s point of view. Very little is known about the real Grace Hartley
or the other women in this story. In the male-
Casting: 10M / 6F, doubling possible.
A gripping story of love, betrayal and survival.
Based on true events.
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To be performed at the
HALIFAX PLAYHOUSE
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This collection of short poems is at the same time an affirmation, a protest and
a celebration.
Each tercet represents a surge of emotion encapsulated in a minimalist form.
Inspired by the challenges of everyday life reflected in haiku-
These three-
‘Complex imagery embraced in a simple form
serves as a haven for deeper meaning’
‘A celebration of triumph over gender slavery’
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This debut collection of poems finds Wayne Martyn fully exposed, candidly sharing
life experiences and divulging his innermost thoughts.
The spoken word artist ponders on adolescence, being bipolar in a world that encourages
polarisation, popular culture, the vortex of social media, staring down the Grim
Reaper, substance abuse and self-
The author also gets to grips with counter intuitive work environments, societal division, spiritual awakenings, the potential for apocalypse and the trappings of looking for belonging in an often scary and dark modern world.
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