Beryl (Modern Plays)

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Rutherford and Son". British Theatre Guide. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015 . Retrieved 8 April 2015. Afternoon Drama: Betsie Coleman". BBC Radio 4. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015 . Retrieved 25 February 2015.

Deans, Jason (13 July 2010). "Maxine Peake to star in BBC1 legal drama Silk". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014 . Retrieved 4 June 2014. Neale, Matthew (16 November 2019). "Exclusive: New letter supporting Jeremy Corbyn signed by Roger Waters, Robert Del Naja and more". NME . Retrieved 27 November 2019. Maxine Peake’s critically acclaimed first play – a warm and witty celebration of the life of unsung sporting legend Beryl Burton. A working class mum from Leeds, she cycled her way into the record books, becoming the greatest ever woman on two wheels. But her remarkable story was, largely, forgotten – until now! Peake portrayed Moors murderer Myra Hindley in See No Evil: The Moors Murders, which was broadcast in May 2006. [11] In January 2009, Peake appeared in her first major feature film role, as Angela, in the film Clubbed.Theatre by the Lake are excited to be showcasing this story, especially as one of their own Customer Experience Volunteers, Sally Pratt, raced with Beryl on several occasions in the 1970s and 80s. Sally belonged to a couple of cycling clubs around the Cheshire and Manchester area during her racing days, and even beat Beryl once on Beryl’s home turf in the Leeds area in a 25-mile time trial. However, she admits that Beryl was “getting on a bit by then”. Sally is also proud of once ‘splitting the Burtons’; she came second in another 25-mile time trial race where Beryl took first place and Beryl’s daughter, Denise, who also became a successful international cyclist, took third position. Charlie was Burton's greatest supporter, a one-man mechanic, driver, childminder and husband rolled into one. He was ahead of his time, thinks Peake: "Initially I thought this was going to be a story about a housewife and a mother in the 1950s, finding it so hard to get out on that bike, her husband won't be supporting her and she's doing it against all odds. BBC National Short Story Award: Briar Road". BBC Radio 4. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015 . Retrieved 21 September 2015. Maxine Peake's run as Hamlet at Royal Exchange extended by a week", Manchester Evening News, 1 September 2014.

I was doing a Radio 4 play at the time and I approached the Director and said I thought the book would make a great radio play. The sounds of the wheels, cycling through the dales with the wind, Beryl in a monologue, what’s really going on, on the bike when she’s on her own, what is that relationship between Beryl and the bike, why did she love it so much. It felt like the only person she was really competing against was herself. In January 2016 Peake featured in the Climate Coalition's short film I Wish For You as Mia, with Jeremy Irons starring as her grandfather, to highlight the urgency of combating climate change. [44] Jeremy Corbyn and Maxine Peake walking together in the procession through the village at the Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival and Rally 2016 I’d never heard of Beryl Burton before getting this for Christmas. Which isn’t a surprise (the entire premise of the book is that she’s one of the UK’s most unknown sporting legends), but is at least a bit weird given my general interest in arcane sporting history. That fact isn’t a barrier to enjoying the book if you like any form of sport and/or are interested in what makes some people push themselves so hard even when there’s clearly no gain to be had. Hattenstone, Simon (29 April 2017). "Maxine Peake: 'I'm a Corbyn supporter. We need a coup' ". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017 . Retrieved 14 June 2017.Peake's early attempts to enter the acting profession were unsuccessful. She was rejected by every theatre education company in North West England, [8] and tried unsuccessfully for three years to get into Manchester Polytechnic Theatre School and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. [ citation needed] However, at 21, she obtained a place at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Her attempts to find sponsorship for her study at RADA were the subject of a 1996 documentary by The South Bank Show. Eventually, after being put forward by RADA, she was awarded the Patricia Rothermere Scholarship. [5] [9] Career [ edit ] Peake (right) with Jerry Brotton and Paapa Essiedu at the 2016 Hay Festival Heward, Emily (5 March 2015). "MIF15: Maxine Peake to face one of 'most challenging' roles yet in The Skriker". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015 . Retrieved 8 April 2015.

I could relate to Beryl, I’m no where near as dedicated to my profession as Beryl was to cycling but as a woman, I could relate to how much more you have to train at something and how difficult it is for a woman because of all the other commitments in life, it’s doubly hard. And the criticism you can get for being that focused and single-minded about something.” Love, Catherine (5 July 2018). "Queens of the Coal Age review – Maxine Peake shines light on women's fight for the mines". The Guardian . Retrieved 28 September 2018. Gardner, Lyn (17 December 2015). "Lyn Gardner's top 10 theatre of 2015". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015 . Retrieved 23 December 2015. Beryl offers a wonderful blend of inspiration and entertainment in both an accessible and discerning manner. Get on your bike and get to Dalston by 16th November!

You can take it easy, pootle, coffee and cake, there’s no pressure. For me it reminds me of being a kid. It reminds me of going out on my bike, all day, getting lost, cycling for miles and then going ‘do you know where we are?’ Sweet Saturn Mine". YouTube. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015 . Retrieved 9 April 2015. Featuring a host of unforgettable characters and a great big dollop of Northern wit, Maxine Peake’s freewheeling play is the extraordinary true story of a woman who pushed at the limits, took on the status quo – and won.