THE Engineer’s Corset is a new play written by Janet Goddard as a Community theatre piece: a play for Bristol about one of Bristol’s most famous architects - Isambard Kingdom Brunel!
When Isambard swallows a coin playing a familiar game with his children, his wife Mary waits anxiously as her husband’s life hangs in the balance. Victorian England is revisited while Brunel, on his death-bed, designs a swinging frame to help release the obstinate coin. It is a true story; one that will remind the audience of Brunel’s genius while also revealing some little known local history. Produced to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Clifton Suspension Bridge and with a cast made up entirely from the local community this is a play for Bristol about Bristol.
The Engineer's Corset has performances at the Redgrave Theatre, Bristol until Saturday, August 8. Doors 7.40, performance 8pm. For more details visit www.colstonhall.org/shows/the-engineers-corset
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