What’s On in March?

One of our very own The Worsley Times writers has been directing an original play with the Open Theatre Society which is showing in the Pyramid Theatre from 17th to 19th of March.

Politics meets pop-culture in ‘The Velvet Veins’, an original, melodramatic comedy written by Harry Daisley. The play is set in the midst of a bitter feud between two royal siblings known as ‘The Empress’ and ‘The Chancellor’, in a nation divided by binary social extremes. Sick of living in his sister’s regal shadow, The Chancellor has his sister’s elite fashion designer, ‘Ludwig’ kidnapped with intentions of being reinvented by his craft. Ludwig is cautious at first but begins to find pieces of himself within the rejected sibling, establishing an unlikely yet blossoming relationship that defies the divide between them. Meanwhile, the Empress, distraught by Ludwig’s absence, gathers together a search party, led by effervescent ex-fashion student ‘Selene’ and dubious police official ‘Mr Alexander’. Throughout the play, Ludwig is presented with a fateful choice: return home to the familiar opulence of The Empress’ palace or take a chance on the Chancellor who has opened his eyes to a new way of living…

For more information check out @opentheatresoc on Instagram and get tickets via the link.