Following the sell-out performances of the Greenham Cold War Experience in historic buildings on Greenham Common, the Greenham Trust has commissioned a re-run of the performances for the end of May Bank Holiday week.
The first staging of the Greenham Cold War Experience was in September 2018 and feedback from the audience was outstanding.
“Absolutely loved it! So glad you did this. We learned a lot, laughed a lot and really enjoyed the whole thing – loved the Control Tower and the decontamination suite was brilliant! You got the Peace Camp women spot on!”
“The actors were brilliant – they gave a real sense of what it might have been like to be on the Common during the eighties.”
The Greenham Cold War Experience presents scenes from the Control Tower USAF flight control, the peace camp and in the Decontamination Suite. The site-specific scenes are performed and produced by a professional theatre team with a short presentation about the Cold War and Greenham Common’s role. The scenes are linked by a guided walk across the common (with the option to drive if you prefer).
Chris Boulton, Chief Executive of Greenham Trust says:
‘We are very pleased there is such interest in the unique and dramatic history of the Common. These Cold War scenes are designed to be entertaining but also to offer an immersive way of experiencing the serious central historical role of Greenham in the Cold War, which had impact around the world “
1980s Greenham Common saw the return of the American forces to the Common and the arrival of nuclear missiles when it was announced that the air base would house 96 nuclear warheads to deter the growing Russian threat. Protests were led by women peace campaigners who camped around the perimeter fence and by the main gates and Greenham Common became synonymous internationally with the anti-nuclear protest movement. The decontamination suite was part of the military facility in case of chemical attacks on the base.
From Saturday 18 May to Bank Holiday Monday 27 May inclusive, there will be Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday performances for the public (18/19/25/26/27 May). Special weekday performances have also been laid on for schools on 22/23/24 May. The events are suitable for secondary school students of drama and history, but also for older primary groups.
Tickets and schools’ bookings are now available via the Corn Exchange Newbury Box Office. Box Office 0845 5218 218. www.cornexchangenew.com
Ticket Prices – £12.50, All Concessions £7.50, Schools £3
