Current Events

On September 1st 1939, two days before the outbreak of war, an entire school was evacuated to Frome from the East End of London as part of Operation Pied Piper. They stayed in Somerset for two thousand days. While at first the war is only a distant backdrop, it increasingly intrudes into the lives of the young evacuees and presents them with huge personal challenges, each of them a rite of passage.

Based on true stories of mishap and adventure; mostly on bicycles! This play is part of Frome History Festival which runs from 12th to 20th May 2023.