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This month we are featuring short stories and flash fiction written at a creative writing workshop in Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. The stories are loosely inspired by the gravestones of people who were buried in the cemetery.
They include Charlie Brown, boxer and publican, Alec Hurley, boxer, singer and husband of Marie Lloyd, the Woods family, who all died from influenza leaving only one surviving child and Maurice O’Connor, a workhouse doctor who committed suicide in mysterious circumstances.
Thank you to all the writers who participated in the workshop for lending us your imagination for the day, and to Claire Slack the Heritage Officer for telling us the compelling real-life stories of some of the people buried in the cemetery park.
Let The Good Times Roll.
Larry has been a circus clown for over thirty years. Now, with the threat of closure, he stands to lose everything.
About Duncan Robert Illing
Duncan is a writer living in Brighton, his first short story Let The Good Times Roll was published in June 2022 in Brighton & Beyond, A West Hill Writers Anthology.
A writer of fiction, memoir, non-fiction and script, a radio presenter, producer, musician, composer and former A&R manager. Duncan’s writing can be found on Substack, he’s focussing on his next writing projects which include a novel.
CREDITS
Let The Good Times Roll
A story by Duncan Robert Illing
Adapted by Duncan Robert Illing and Kristin Burniston
Larry was played by Andrew Lancel.
Mr Brotherton by Andy M Milligan.
The Administrator by Laura Finnemore
Grace by Shona Graham
Billy by John Kennard
Stewart by James Merganser
Pete by Rob Vincent
Directed by Kristin Burniston and Duncan Robert Illing.
Produced by Duncan Robert Illing
Additional credits:
Entrance of the Gladiators by Julius Fučík performed by the U.S Marine Band, music and performance are both public domain.
Jazz music listed as copyright free and Creative Commons for use.
Clown act music listed as copyright free for use.
Any additional sourced sound effects listed as copyright free and/or public domain at source.
Clown image source listed as copyright free, and its specific adaptation is under copyright.
All remaining aspects of this drama production are under copyright.
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