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On Behalf of The People was commissioned by The National Coal Mining Museum for England to mark the seventieth anniversary of the nationalisation of the coal industry in 1947. This is a moving story of Connie and George, Tom and Liz as the country emerges from war. A story of family, community and hope for a brighter future – where public good and welfare for all come before private profit. 

“The play’s full of little surprises – often, just when you think you’ve understood, you haven’t” – Rony Robinson