Five performers stand on a vivid pink stage holding protest placards, with more placards lined along the front edge.

Jermyn Street Theatre2022

Shake The City

The Production

A Footprints Festival staging of Millie Gaston’s play about four John Collier’s clothworkers finding solidarity through Women’s Liberation meetings and the fight for equal pay in 1970s Leeds.

20 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Amie Burns Walker
Lighting Design: Catja Hamilton
Set & Costume Design: Caitlin Mawhinney
Sound Design: Hattie North
Photography: Steve Gregson

A woman in a white top smiles under warm light against a dark brick wall.

Two performers stand apart on a small stage with stools, a table and blue overhead lighting.

A performer in a pink coat faces another performer in a yellow coat beside a bright stage light.

Two performers face each other in a tense exchange against a dark stage background.

Three performers are grouped around a small table under warm stage lights and hanging decorations.

A seated performer holds up a small object while a performer in a pink coat stands opposite.

A performer in a grey coat stands on a blue-lit stage while another performer lies curled on the floor.

A performer in a checked outfit is lit in pink and blue against a dark background.

Three performers stand together on stage, one holding a suitcase.

A performer in a brown suit gestures toward a performer in a checked outfit, with another seated performer dimly visible behind them.

A performer stands on a red platform at a microphone between blue vertical lights and empty stools.

A performer smiles while holding a placard reading “Equal Pay or I Won’t Stay”.

Three performers hold protest placards high on a brightly lit stage.

Three performers hold protest placards above their heads against a dark stage.

Performers raise protest placards across the stage under pink, yellow and white lighting.

A performer in a white top holds a small book or pamphlet under a spotlight.

A performer sings or speaks into a microphone on a red platform while others sit in shadow behind.

A performer sings or speaks into a microphone under blue light.

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