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The Club on the Edge of Town

A Pandemic Memoir

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The Club on the Edge of Town

By: Alan Lane
Narrated by: Alan Lane
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"There are children in Holbeck without crayons. Living in a city with an opera company. An opera company paid for with money from all of us. Until everyone has crayons, no one gets opera. That’s what I believe."

A deeply moving memoir of how a group of artists fed their local community during the COVID pandemic.

When crisis hits and audiences stay home, what’s the most useful thing a theater company can do? The answer was to become a food bank and one-stop help shop for those in need. In 15 months, Slung Low would go on to deliver over 15,000 food parcels.

With music from RashDash.

©2022 Alan Lane (P)2022 Alan Lane Europe Great Britain Poverty & Homelessness Social Sciences Memoir Inspiring Heartfelt Opera

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Absolutely loved this! gripped from start to finish!
perfect that it's narrated by the author.. you can really feel like you are on the journey wirh him. inspiring!

Wow! a must Listen!

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This is an extraordinary account of people being brave and brilliant in the face of one obstacle after another. An incredible book

Brilliant and important

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Inspiring story of the power of kindness and adaptability when everything else falls apart. You won’t regret listening and it’ll stay with you for a long time.

Incredible story told incredibly

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A masterclass on how to be an artist and a decent human being in a world where both of those roles feel increasingly difficult. Must read. Funny. Hopeful. Poignant. Powerful. Beautiful. Brilliant.

Powerfully Hopeful

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An incredibly honest tale of an inspiring group doing amazing things for their community. Thank you Alan.

Heartwarming and Heart-breaking

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The depth of emotion and the inspiration contained in this book is profound. Exceptional.

Wow. We all need to hear this.

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This was recommended to me, I loved reading the book so much I wanted to hear Alan read it. This is a remarkable story of what kind, decent people can achieve

A glorious book

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The power of humanity and the sheer goodness of some people to effect change and help the most vulnerable. Should be required reading/listening for everyone. Thank you Slung Low and Alan Lane.

Everyone needs to hear this

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Excellently crafted and passionately narrated by the author, this book lays bare to the world the events of just one small corner of a northern town during the pandemic. How necessity spawned a collective solution but born of a simple mantra. Be kind, be useful. We go again tomorrow.
Set against the complex social challenges of the COVID pandemic, the SlungLow theatre company lived it's mantra to provide a supportive safety net for the most vulnerable in the community they operated from.

How need can drive growth in people's hearts and minds

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Shows us the love we can have for other people in times of need! A moving memoir

Fantastic!

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