Lindsay Rodden talks about her new play Jennie Lee for Mikron Theatre
Thousands of people have changed their lives through the Open University thanks to the vision of radical Labour MP Jennie Lee.
Her life story is now Huddersfield based Mikron Theatre’s latest production, written by Lindsay Rodden, with original songs and integrated audio description charting the extraordinary life of a pioneering Scottish politician.
She was also the first Minister for the Arts, but many people will never have heard of her work that enabled so many to better themselves through the Open University, which only came into being through her sheer doggedness. Lee was also married to NHS founder Nye Bevan, but her achievements make so her so much more than a footnote in someone else’s past.
In the classic Mikron tradition four actors/musicians will tour Jennie Lee...
