From Docks to Desktops
Simon Startin
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Description for From Docks to Desktops
Paperback. A unique approach to exploring a key social trend, which gives a human voice to the workplace revolution, this play examines the commercial and social revolution in South-East London when the Surrey Docks were transformed from a hub for large corporations to their present identity. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 3JMC; DD; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 5. Weight in Grams: 76.
Created from dozens of personal testimonies, this is the story of the changing face of work today. This unique approach to exploring a key social trend gives a human voice to the workplace revolution. Surrey Docks in South-East London was once a thriving commercial hub, hosting some of the UK's leading commercial brands, including Crosse & Blackwell, Sarson's, Peek Freans and Lipton's. These huge organisations created a myriad of jobs for local people, and the community prospered. But, with the decline of the docks in the 1970s, factories closed down or relocated, work patterns changed and redevelopment began. From Docks ... Read more
Created from dozens of personal testimonies, this is the story of the changing face of work today. This unique approach to exploring a key social trend gives a human voice to the workplace revolution. Surrey Docks in South-East London was once a thriving commercial hub, hosting some of the UK's leading commercial brands, including Crosse & Blackwell, Sarson's, Peek Freans and Lipton's. These huge organisations created a myriad of jobs for local people, and the community prospered. But, with the decline of the docks in the 1970s, factories closed down or relocated, work patterns changed and redevelopment began. From Docks ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Aurora Metro Publications
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
Twickenham, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906582548
SKU
V9781906582548
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-17
About Simon Startin
Simon Startin Simon Startin has worked as a professional theatremaker since 1991. Initially as an actor, working with such companies as Graeae, Royal Exchange Manchester, Hampstead Theatre, Red Shift and Fittings, as well as roles on film and television. In 2002 he branched into writing through the Paines Plough “Wild Lunch” scheme. The resulting play ... Read more
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