Stitch In Time

Excitement! Drama! Romance! And… knitting?

A scintillating afternoon or evening of the lost knitting songs of the First and Second World Wars from Canada, Britain, America and France.

During the two World Wars, millions of women knitted for the soldiers and popular music often reflected the trends of the time: mere days after the first bullet was fired, dozens of knitting-themed songs started to appear.

After the wars these songs were essentially lost, and the premiere of this concert was the first time many of them had been performed in over 100 years. Some of the songs were very close to disappearing forever, and with Stitch in Time this music – a clever, sweet, entertaining footnote in history – has been preserved and given a chance to live again.

Music historian and opera singer Melanie Gall spent over a decade collecting more than 100 knitting songs from the British Library and private collections all over the world. The show has been featured nationally in the Guardian.

Stitch in Time is a quirky and fun show for all ages; a mix of cabaret, history, and interactive experience.

Feel free to bring your knitting (or crochet) and stitch along to these funny, poignant, toe-tapping, needle-clicking tunes. Come out and have a ball!

Duration: approximately 2 hours including an interval

Recommended age : 10+