A Musical based on the life of Walter Tull.
The inspirational story of the legendary pioneering hero- Walter Tull- is brought to the stage in a new musical drama by award- winning playwright Dougie Blaxland and celebrated composer Chris Anthony.
Commissioned by Show Racism The Red Card and produced in association with Live Wire Theatre, touring the UK throughout October to couincide with Black History Month. Our Little Hour explores how Walter Tull- Grandson of a Barbarian slave- orphaned at eight years old rose to prominence against all odds.
The first black footballer to play at the highest level of the domestic game in the UK, he went on to achieve yet another historic breakthrough as the first man of his heritage to be commissioned as an Officer in the British Army.
Tragically killed in action just a few weeks beofre the end of World War 1, Walter Tull’s pioneering achievements have earned him a distinguished place in British History and in the hearts of everyone who hears his story.
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Meet the Cast
SHOW RACISM THE RED CARD & Live Wire Theatre are delighted to announce the casting of Leon Newman, Neil Reidman (Doctor Who, EastEnders, The Detectorists) and Susie Broadbent in Our Little Hour - the new musical celebrating the extraordinary life of Walter Tull by award winning playwright Dougie Blaxland and composer Chris Anthony.
Walter Tull was a truly remarkable man whose fortitude and courage in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles is inspirational. It is humbling to have been given the opportunity to recreate such an important figure in British HistoryLeon Newman (Walter Tull)
The quality and variety of the music is such that one moment audiences will be wanting to get up and dance the night away, and the next they will be reaching for tissues to wipe away the tearsSusie Broadbent (Alice Tull and Musical Director)
