‘Everybody Out! Industrial action in Oxford between the wars’
The UK General Strike of May 1926 had a profound impact on the entire country. For nine days nearly three million trade unionists went on strike in sympathy with nearly a million miners, whose employers had locked them out because they would not accept steep pay cuts and a longer working day.
Britain had never seen this level of mass action before, and the ripples of discontent would stretch out to Oxford: a town which in the 1920s and 30s was experiencing tumultuous industrial, cultural and social change. Join Maurice East to discover the history of how trade unionism and working-class political activism arrived in the city of dreaming spires. Perfect Show for Rachel
Rachel is a theatre-loving, enigmatic, learning-disabled 35 year-old who loves Kylie, heckling her sister, and seeing people falling over. At the touch of a button she commands the action, each scene brought to life by a skilled cast ready for whatever she asks of them. From bar room brawls to a bourbon biscuit cabaret – get ready, this is Rachel’s Perfect Show.
Perfect Show For Rachel is a “joyous celebration of theatre without the rules” (★★★★ The Stage), combining physical theatre, live music, family memories, massive fights and fart jokes in an electric, moving and triumphant tapestry.
Step into Rachel’s unique, often hilarious world in this critically acclaimed show.
Perfect Show for Rachel was developed with Rachel, to create a show on her own terms. It explores who defines artistic taste, and questions who that currently excludes.
Created by Zoo Co Theatre, a multi-award-winning company creating theatre that loudly champions access. Zoo Co won the Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award in 2022. Created in collaboration with Improbable, a pioneering company of improvisers and theatre-makers who have been making ground-breaking work for the past 25 years. Proud winners of Producer of the Year at The Stage Awards 2023.
Access information
All performances are Relaxed Performances, though due to the nature of the show, loud noises and flashing lights may feature. Audience members are welcome to come and go from the auditorium during the show as needed.
All performances include a mixture of creative captioning, live captioning and integrated BSL, meaning it will be accessible for d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing audiences. Due to the improvised nature of some parts of the show, some scenes may just have creative captions or integrated BSL.
*A £2.75 booking fee per transaction applies to this event across all channels - website, phone and in-person bookings at the Box Office. The fee is waived for members, schools, groups and access bookers.
Perfect Show for Rachel
