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• Written by
  Joanna Taylor

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Overview

This Town is a musical set in an Essex community hall on the night of the final rehearsal for a local play about the witch trials. As neighbours gather to retell a history of accusation and fear, real-world tensions seep in from outside: protests at a nearby hotel housing asylum seekers, rumours, phone alerts, raised voices. The past starts to echo the present. A single panicked decision turns suspicion into action, and the rehearsal becomes a trial of its own. Blending folk inspired songs with Essex grit, This Town asks who gets listened to, who gets blamed — and how easily a community repeats itself.

This musical is part of the Union One Act Festival.