In Harold Brighouse’s play, Henry Hobson (Peter Race) runs a boot business in Salford. He is overbearing, controlling, and a drunk. His eldest daughter Maggie (Hazel Hancock) decides to marry the skilled Willie Mossop (Tony Wood), one of Hobson’s boot-hands. Her business acumen and stubbornness plus Willie’s skill mean that they take away Hobson’s trade and become a successful business. When Hobson’s drinking gets out of control, the previously timid Willie offers to come back if Hobson agrees to make him a partner. Hobson must be a sleeping partner only. Backed into a corner, with no other option, Hobson agrees
The stage crew built three separate sets. Linda Ellis remembers Will Mossop coming up through the trapdoor in the hall floor
Brenda Hester produces. Anne Farrell joins
This is the first one as Grenoside Players rather than Grenoside Community Players, but we’re not sure why the name was changed. Possibly the 20th anniversary of GCP?
