Beryl

[Stonechat]

Been to see a play today called Beryl
It's about the life of Beryl Burton
Story about her amazing life andcycling career, also presented in quite an amusing way

Currently on at the Rose Theatre Kingston

 

[TVC]

It came to Leicester, Maxine Peake I believe. Despite it being at the theatre I go to all the time, visit the website regularly and get monthly e-mails from, I managed not to notice. Bum. I hope it comes near here again on the second time round.

 

[Bollo]

Maxine Peake did this as a radio play back in 2012. Was good.

Link here, but it looks like it's no longer available. +Bum

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01p0fpl

 

[vickster]

@jefmcg and I saw on Tuesday, very good

 

[Tim Hall]

I saw it last Saturday, it was wonderful. I laughed and cried. Tonight was its last night at The Rose I think.


@Bollo , I think I've got the radio play as an mp3.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I first heard it, on Radio 4, when it was first broadcast

Maxine Peake did this as a radio play back in 2012. Was good.

Link here, but it looks like it's no longer available. +Bum

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01p0fpl

S'on YouTube though







There was (as he, & wife, emigrated to Australia a few years ago) a chap in my running club, whose surname was Charnock, & had (before she died) an Aunty Beryl..............


In Morley, there's the 'BB Memorial Garden'
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/409034
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/529628

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

When I lived in Derby in the 90's one of the local racing lads had the surname Burton. Everyone used to call him Beryl. Oddly, he never seemed to mind.

 

[Stonechat]

Yes is was by Maxine Peake, based on the radio play
There was a man there who had ridden with Beryl, remembered meeting at Sheffield Uni at 8 AM for rides, and remembered her going up (and down) Snake Pass on a fixie

 

[biggs682]

Anybody able to find a list of future dates ?

 

[vickster]

Anybody able to find a list of future dates ?

Looks like it's finished for now, most of the performances were last year

 

[biggs682]

Looks like it's finished for now, most of the performances were last year

That is the way it looked to me as well

 

[jefmcg]

Briefly broke the "no photography in the auditorium rule" before the performance started.



It was a good play. Cycling is less of a challenge on stage than running; each cast member had a bike in a turbo, that moved on stage and projected as suitable backdrop as they pedalled along.

You kind of know it's going to end sadly, even if you don't know her story, as they start with her as a little girl, and she was born in 1937. And you probably don't know her story - I didn't. The play starts with the cast members - playing themselves - admitting they had never heard of her until the checked wikipedia before the audition.

Very pleasant evening. Was glad I cycled there, it felt very appropriate to unlock my bike at the end.

 

[User269]

See page 4 of this old post for my 'when I rode with Beryl' post!
We didn't like the play, but the 'Personal Best' is a great read.

 

[PK99]

@jefmcg and I saw on Tuesday, very good

Ha! We were there on Tuesday!
@vickster

 

[vickster]

Ha! We were there on Tuesday!
@vickster

Yes, but I don't know what you look like!