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Fierce, funny and full of heart, Pride is based on the award-winning film which tells the inspiring true story of two threatened communities coming together. Summer 1984. The country is in turmoil. With Thatcher battling to dismantle the coal industry, and a lethal pandemic on the rise, 24-year-old activist Mark Ashton founds an unlikely new alliance with the pit communities of South Wales: Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners. Funny, fierce and filled with joy, what follows is the incredible true story of two disparate communities joining forces – and making history. This brand-new musical unites Matthew Warchus and Stephen Beresford, director and writer of the hit film Pride, with composers Christopher Nightingale, Josh Cohen, and DJ Walde. Together they share the inspiring story of these real-life events, featuring original songs inspired by protest anthems, pop, rock, disco and the Welsh choral tradition.

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Videos

1 video

Teaser Trailer

Production photos

11 images

Pride-Jhon-Lumsden-Matthew-Durkan-Chris-Jenkins-production-7-National-Theatre-Photo-Manuel-Harlan Manuel Harlan Featuring Matthew Durkan Chris Jenkins Jhon Lumsden
Pride-Jhon-Lumsden-production-2-National-Theatre-Photo-Manuel-Harlan Manuel Harlan Featuring Jhon Lumsden
Pride-cast-production-9-National-Theatre-Photo-Manuel-Harlan Manuel Harlan Featuring Chris Jenkins
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Pride-cast-production-8-National-Theatre-Photo-Manuel-Harlan Manuel Harlan Featuring Chris Jenkins
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Pride-6-Caroline-Sheen-Darren-Lawrence-Gillian-Elisa-Matthew-Woodyatt-Sarah-Pugh-Kirsty-Malpass-Photo-Manuel-Harlan Manuel Harlan Featuring Gillian Elisa Darren Lawrence Kirsty Malpass
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Pride-10-Matthew-Woodyatt-Jhon-Lumsden-Darren-Lawrence-Matthew-Durkan-Courtney-Stapleton-Jordan-Shaw-Photo-Manuel-Harlan Manuel Harlan Featuring Darren Lawrence Jhon Lumsden Jordan Shaw

Rehearsal photos

15 images

A bearded man with glasses gestures energetically while speaking, wearing a checkered shirt. Another man sits in the background, looking to the side, with a blurred water bottle on the table. Manuel Harlan Featuring Tom Kelly
A man wearing a blue shirt and a colorful striped scarf sits and smiles, holding eyeglasses in one hand. He appears to be engaged in conversation in a bright, indoor setting with a white background. Manuel Harlan Featuring Matthew Warchus
A smiling person with short, neatly styled hair and glasses sits holding a pen, looking toward someone off-camera. They are wearing a beige sweater and are seated in front of a music stand with sheets of paper. Manuel Harlan Featuring Samuel Barnett
A man with short gray hair and a beard, wearing glasses and a navy blue sweater, smiles while sitting indoors. The background shows a radiator and some folded clothes. Manuel Harlan Featuring Stephen Beresford
A large group of people stand in a spacious, brightly lit room, forming a wide circle. They are in rehearsal for a new musical, with some smiling and looking towards the center. Manuel Harlan
A bearded man wearing glasses and a green shirt smiles while sitting behind music stands or folders, against a plain light background. Manuel Harlan Featuring Matthew Woodyatt
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A group of people sit in a circle in a bright rehearsal room, each with music stands and sheet music. Some play instruments, others observe or take notes. The room has wooden floors and white walls. Manuel Harlan
A person with curly hair, glasses, and a green sweater smiles. The background is blurred, focusing on their happy expression. Manuel Harlan Featuring Courtney Stapleton
Two men in a bright room; one is seated playing the piano while the other stands nearby, smiling and watching. Sheet music and a bottle of water are on the piano. Tables and chairs are in the background. Manuel Harlan Featuring Josh Cohen DJ Walde
A man with short brown hair wearing a maroon button-up shirt sits on a chair with his arms crossed, smiling slightly. The background is plain and white, with a tissue box and some papers on a table nearby. Manuel Harlan Featuring Christopher Nightingale
A young person wearing glasses and an orange shirt smiles while sitting behind a music stand in a bright room with a coat hanging in the background. Manuel Harlan Featuring Lewis Cornay
Two men sit in chairs behind music stands, listening attentively. One wears an orange sweater and glasses, leaning forward with his hand on his chin. The other, also in glasses, wears a beige sweater and smiles. Manuel Harlan Featuring Samuel Barnett Matthew Durkan
A large group of people are gathered in a bright room, standing and sitting around a table, listening attentively to a person talking through the stage design model box. Most are smiling or engaged. Manuel Harlan
Two men sitting side by side smile and talk while looking at scripts on music stands in a rehearsal room. One wears a beige sweater; the other wears glasses, a scarf, and a blue cardigan. Manuel Harlan Featuring Chris Jenkins Jordan Shaw
A group of people stand closely together in a bright room, smiling and laughing as they look at something out of view in front of them. Some are wearing colorful sweaters and glasses, and the atmosphere appears joyful and lively. Manuel Harlan

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