The Bombing of the Grand Hotel. A compelling new play

A project in Brighton, UK by Wildspark Theatre
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1984. An IRA bomb explodes at the Grand Hotel. Years on, the bomber and a victim's daughter meet. The meeting changes both their lives.
Backers: 57
Average Pledge Per Backer: £53

Funded: £3,046 of £3,000
Dates: Aug 27th -> Sep 26th (30 days)
Project By: Wildspark Theatre
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Latest News

We did it!!!!!

September 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to all of you amazing people we hit our target with hours to go!!!!! Thank you so much for your generosity and support for our play! We will be in touch shortly.  :)   (Read More)

Nearly there ...

September 24th - via: kickstarter.com
As we write, we have 59 hours to go, and just £80 still to find to reach our goal. It really is amazing, and very exciting. Just to clarify, when the campaign ends, and if it is successful, we will contact you all again to clarify about rewards and... (Read More)

The final stretch

September 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
This is amazing, and exciting. With just 3 days to go, we have achieved 92% of our funding in pledges. Thank you so much for your generosity and support. 50 backers so far, that's fantastic. There's just £225 to go now and we really believe we can... (Read More)

Very good news

September 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Here at Wildspark we have had some very good news. We have heard that Arts Council England has approved our funding bid towards The Bombing of the Grand Hotel, which means we are well on the way to seeing our play produced on stage in Spring 2015, at... (Read More)

Commemorative event of the 30th anniversary of the bombing of Brighton's Grand Hotel

September 11th - via: kickstarter.com
On October 12th 2014, it will be 30 years since the bombing of the Grand Hotel in Brighton. As part of a two day symposium hosted by Brighton University, Wildspark Theatre is presenting a 'work in progress' reading of The Bombing of the Grand Hotel... (Read More)

At the halfway mark

September 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Today we have 15 days still to go, and 15 behind us. We have done amazingly well so far, thanks to the very kind generosity of our backers. We would like to thank you all so much. You have expressed a real interest in our play and we find that so... (Read More)

Wrangling fact and fiction in drama based on real events

September 8th - via: kickstarter.com
On Monday the historian Lisa Jardine presented 'A Point of View' on BBC Radio 4 on the subject 'When fiction comes to the historian's rescue'. It's an interesting 10 minutes' worth of listening, available here on BBC iPlayer:... (Read More)

£1.00 reward added

September 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We really are grateful to all those who take the time to make a pledge to 'The Bombing of the Grand Hotel.' If you like this project, please pass it on to your friends.  1984, when the bombing of the Grand Hotel took place, was quite an... (Read More)

Sunshine and creativity

August 29th - via: kickstarter.com
As August bows out and the sunshine reappears here in Brighton, we are looking forward to revisiting our script and working together to develop it further. We hope you will like what we're doing when we reach production next Spring. Today has been... (Read More)

What an amazing first day..

August 28th - via: kickstarter.com
The first day of our launch has been beyond our wildest dreams. This is our first ever kickstarter campaign, and we have been overwhelmed with the generosity of friends and those we don't yet know in person. We just want to say a big thank you to you... (Read More)

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