A NEW show featuring theatre, poetry and music will whisk audiences back to the days of World War II when a shortage of crews to keep the working boats going brought a new breed to the canal.
Young women, later nicknamed ‘Idle Women’, took on the challenge of managing a pair of 72ft narrow boats and 50 tons of cargo.
One thing they most certainly were not is idle, and the show reveals their stories and where that nickname came from.
It is performed by Kate Saffin and Heather Wastie who combine story telling with music for a unique experience.
After a successful summer tour recreating the journey the trainees worked, Alarum theatre group are presenting a limited number of shows in Oxfordshire.
There will be a performance tomorrow night at Wolvercote Village Hall in Oxford and one on Sunday at the Unicorn Theatre, Checker Walk, Abingdon.
Tickets are £10 and full details are available at alarumtheatre.co.uk.
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