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Snap-happy Mayor steals the show
BEING Lord Mayor is not known to be fraught with danger - until Sheffield's first citizen came face-to-face with a dragon outside the Town Hall and had to put his hand inside its mouth!
But Coun Alan Law survived unscathed - and even managed to pull out tickets for an arts group's latest show.
The 'dragon' was in fact actress Bridget Rudder, of Stocksbridge's Steel Valley Beacon Arts, in costume with fellow theatre company members to promote 'Here Be Dragons - A Stocksbridge Musical'.
A spokeswoman said: "It's a new musical based around real events. It starts in 1842, the year Samuel Fox came to Stocksbridge with plans for a wire-drawing factory. The story follows his life, the creation of Paragon umbrellas, and the huge legacy he left. There is a running theme throughout of the dragon, representing the flaming furnace of the steelworks and the power of our community."
Ideas came from community workshops led by Ian Macmillan and Luke Carver-Goss. Theatre company members then wrote the script and 24 songs.
The show is being performed at The Venue, Manchester Road, Stocksbridge, at 7.30pm on November 25 and 26, and at 2.30pm and 7.30pm on November 27.
Tickets cost 8 or 5 for concessions from The Venue's box office on 0114 283 8692.
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