The Club on the Edge of Town
A Pandemic Memoir
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Alan Lane
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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.
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- Jade
- 18-10-22
Wow! a must Listen!
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!
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- Paul Smith
- 13-02-23
Incredible story told incredibly
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.
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- Laura Frankland
- 28-01-23
Brilliant and important
This is an extraordinary account of people being brave and brilliant in the face of one obstacle after another. An incredible book
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- Beth Gallagher
- 14-02-25
Powerfully Hopeful
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.
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- Tom Cable
- 17-08-22
Heartwarming and Heart-breaking
An incredibly honest tale of an inspiring group doing amazing things for their community. Thank you Alan.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-01-23
Wow. We all need to hear this.
The depth of emotion and the inspiration contained in this book is profound. Exceptional.
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- chris macey
- 26-09-22
A glorious book
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
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- Angie
- 15-01-23
Everyone needs to hear this
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.
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- Anonymous User
- 19-12-23
How need can drive growth in people's hearts and minds
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.
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- DT
- 05-12-23
Fantastic!
Shows us the love we can have for other people in times of need! A moving memoir
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