About this event
Ordinary heroes, extraordinary acts—the quiet beauty of community power
Blending storytelling and stand-up, past and present collide in this tale of hijinks and resistance. Directed by Mark Thomas, this celebrates ordinary people still shaping history.
Award-winning theatre maker and “Fringe legend” (Time Out), Victoria Melody joined a historical re-enactment society… because we all deal with divorce differently! Spending weekends as a Musketeer trying to get her head straight, she uncovered the story of a bunch of 17th-century radicals called The Diggers—and everything changed.
What started as a personal search for happiness turned into a quest to find the Diggers of today. She didn’t expect to find them far from the battlefield, right on her doorstep. Blending storytelling and stand-up, past and present collide in this tale of high jinks and resistance. Directed by Mark Thomas, this celebrates the ordinary people still shaping history.
A joyful testament to people power and a heartening parable about the possibility of collective action – ★★★★ The Guardian
A hymn to community and solidarity – ★★★★ The Stage
A moving and inspirational comic call to arms – ★★★★ The List
Running Time: 60 mins no interval
