Anita Dobson in We Begin Again.
- Credit: National Theatre/The Guardian
Members of three east London community groups have featured in an online musical film.
The Havering Asian Social Welfare Association, DABD and the Bromley by Bow Centre all participated in We Begin Again, part of the National Theatre s Public Acts initiative.
Written by Olivier award winner James Graham and created in partnership with The Guardian, it features a multigenerational cast reflecting on their individual lives and the impact 2020 has had on them.
In addition to actors such as ex-EastEnders star Anita Dobson taking the lead roles, it sees 100 community members involved with the Public Acts programme sing a chorus.
Anita Dobson in We Begin Again.
- Credit: National Theatre/The Guardian
Members of three east London community groups have featured in an online musical film.
The Havering Asian Social Welfare Association, DABD and the Bromley by Bow Centre all participated in We Begin Again, part of the National Theatre s Public Acts initiative.
Written by Olivier award winner James Graham and created in partnership with The Guardian, it features a multigenerational cast reflecting on their individual lives and the impact 2020 has had on them.
In addition to actors such as ex-EastEnders star Anita Dobson taking the lead roles, it sees 100 community members involved with the Public Acts programme sing a chorus.
We Begin Again, created with
The Guardian.
This House) and music by Jim Fortune (
Pericles), the piece is part of the National s Public Acts scheme to make work alongside communities across the UK.
The piece features Anita Dobson (
EastEnders), Zubin Varla (
Enola Holmes) and Noah Thomas (
Everybody s Talking About Jamie) as well as members of the NT s Public Acts community partner organisations in Doncaster in partnership with Cast (B:friend, Conversation Club, Edlington Community Organisation (ECO), Cast Young Company, darts, Right Up Our Street) and Greater London community partners (Bromley by Bow Centre, Body & Soul, Coram, DABD, Havering Asian Social Welfare Association (HASWA), Open Age, Thames Reach, The Faith & Belief Forum). There are also a number of community choirs in the musical video, while Quirky Choir (Doncaster) and Faithworks Gospel Choir (London) featuring as cameo choirs.