These Shining Lives by Melanie Marnich
Mon 21 Sept
|Players Theatre
A captivating drama based on the true story of four women at the Radium Dial Company in 1920s Illinois, whose lives are changed irrevocably by the hazardous paint they use to create watch faces.
Time & Location
21 Sept 2026, 19:45 – 22:45
Players Theatre, Anfield Rd, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle SK8 5EX, UK
About the event
Directed by Gareth Trimble
By Melanie Marnich
A captivating drama based on the true story of four women at the Radium Dial Company in 1920s Illinois, whose lives were changed irrevocably by the hazardous paint they used to create watch faces. These Shining Lives chronicles the strength and determination of women considered expendable in their roles working at the Radium Dial Company, exploring their true story and its continued resonance. Catherine and her friends are dying, it’s true, but theirs is a story of survival in its most transcendent sense, as they refuse to allow the company that stole their health to kill their spirits – or endanger the lives of those who come after them.
This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd on behalf of Samuel French Ltd.