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Close The Coalhouse Door
Alan Plater
The Glace Bay Miners' Museum
by Wendy Lill
What readers are saying
Readers have mixed feelings about the play, appreciating its cultural significance and strong moments, while others find it uneven and at times overwhelming. Some enjoy the exploration of heritage and the structure, while others are not fond of certain dialogue and the darker themes prevalent in Canadian theatre. Overall, it seems to evoke curiosity about its historical context.
Culturally significant Strong moments Clear staging vision Uneven pacing Some dialogue lacks appeal
Synopsis
A story of the ill-fated romance between a wandering musician-social-idealist and a Cape Breton coal miner’s daughter, whose dreams are reawakened by their passion.
The Glace Bay Miners’ Museum is a play in which the all-consuming brightness of dreams and memory are overshadowed by absentee greed, callousness and exploitation.
It is a tragedy that is hard as nails and completely unsentimental, yet nonetheless full of love and humour.
Cast of 2 women and 3 men
Themes Drama
Publication
Publisher Talon Books
Year 1996
Binding Paperback
Pages 128
Place Burnaby, B.C
Language English
ISBN-13 9780889223691
ISBN-10 0889223696
The Glace Bay Miners' Museum is a Canadian play written by Wendy Lill and published by Talon Books in Burnaby, B.C (1996).
Digital editions available on Amazon Kindle .
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