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Light on a dark herstory
SUSAN DARLINGTON recommends a powerful drama commemorating the forgotten women who perished in a factory explosion during the first world war

Barnbow Canaries West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds 5/5

THE LARGEST-EVER single loss of life in Leeds was at the Barnbow munitions factory in 1916 and, if you haven’t heard about the incident, then you’re not alone.

Having been whitewashed from history, Chumbawamba’s Alice Nutter has set about telling the story of the 35 women who died in the building.

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