Performance
Friday Forum Theatre: Salt and the Great War – Violet’s Story
Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum, Weston, Crewe, United KingdomElizabeth Morris will present a story based on true events in the life of her great grandmother, Violet Hamlett. Violet's privileged life in Winsford at the beginning of the 20th century is challenged by the horrors of WW1 as she comes to terms with the shared grief and sacrifice of the women she once disdained. […]
Friday Forum Theatre: The Providence of Mary Porteus
Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum, Weston, Crewe, United KingdomElizabeth Morris will present a story based on events in the life of Mary Porteus (1783-1861). Mary Porteus (1783-1861) was one of the longest-serving female preachers in Primitive Methodism and an inspiration to all she met and ministered to for her resilience and faith. It was her tenacious faith that God would always provide that […]
Friday Forum Theatre: Tales from the Pot Bank – the Early Life of William Clowes
Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum, Weston, Crewe, United KingdomElizabeth Morris will present a story based on events in the life of William Clowes (1780-1851). William Clowes was one of the founders of Primitive Methodism. Converted in 1805, he was a charismatic leader with almost ‘supernatural’ powers. Born into the famous Wedgwood family on his mother’s side and the son of a drunken potter, […]
Friday Forum Theatre: A Tale of Two Missions
Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum, Weston, Crewe, United KingdomElizabeth Morris will present a story based on events in the lives of Amy Richardson (1872-1953) and Sister Elizabeth Stead MBE. Amy Richardson (1872-1953) was the first female missionary to Eastern Nigeria at the turn of the 20th century. Her story inspired Sister Elizabeth Stead MBE to follow in her footsteps a few years later. […]