Bawds presentsAmy Wonderful Amy
by Rex Walford
Tuesday 2nd November - Saturday 6th November
£6-£4
In January 1941, whilst ferrying an aircraft as part of the war effort, Britain’s foremost woman aviator, Amy Johnson, met her death in unresolved circumstances. To this day details of the disaster which befell this popular ‘Queen of the Skies’ remain shrouded in mystery.
Born in Hull, the daughter of a local fish merchant, Amy Johnson went on to become internationally famous as a pioneer and promoter of global air travel in the 1930s. Her first solo flight was made after less than 16 hours tuition and she was one of the first women in Britain to obtain a ground engineers licence. 2010 is the 80th anniversary of her solo flight from Croydon to Port Darwin in Australia.
Her marriage to fellow pilot Jim Mollison, her lifelong friendship with Winifred Irving, her association with aircraft engineer Jack Humphreys, and the events leading up to her death are vividly portrayed in this well crafted piece of theatre by local Cambridge author Rex Walford.
Please note, a pre-performance talk will be given to ticket-holders for the Saturday matinée by author, Rex Walford. The talk will begin at 3.30pm in the ADC Theatre Bar and there will be a brief opportunity to ask questions before the performance.
Born in Hull, the daughter of a local fish merchant, Amy Johnson went on to become internationally famous as a pioneer and promoter of global air travel in the 1930s. Her first solo flight was made after less than 16 hours tuition and she was one of the first women in Britain to obtain a ground engineers licence. 2010 is the 80th anniversary of her solo flight from Croydon to Port Darwin in Australia.
Her marriage to fellow pilot Jim Mollison, her lifelong friendship with Winifred Irving, her association with aircraft engineer Jack Humphreys, and the events leading up to her death are vividly portrayed in this well crafted piece of theatre by local Cambridge author Rex Walford.
Please note, a pre-performance talk will be given to ticket-holders for the Saturday matinée by author, Rex Walford. The talk will begin at 3.30pm in the ADC Theatre Bar and there will be a brief opportunity to ask questions before the performance.