Based on true stories of survivors of the 1973 Lofthouse Colliery disaster, including performer Craig McArdle’s own grandfather, DUST explores the life of a man who survived one of the greatest mining tragedies in Northern England. Rooted in Northern grit, this solo drama follows the final, fragmented memories of an elderly man in a hospital ward as he reflects on a life defined by the working-class struggle in Yorkshire. The narrative moves back and forth through time, flowing between his present medicated delirium and his past as a boxer, a boilermaker, a soldier, and a miner. Guided by the “10 Northern Commandments”, his inherited moral code, he attempts to justify the choices he made in life and make sense of a world shaped by hardship. Exploring generational trauma, the erosion of industrial trades and how the experiences of our ancestors shape us, DUST is a brutal but tender look at the physical toll of industrial life.

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