Third Class – A Titanic Story

Venue: The Corn Hall

Date: Friday 14th March 2025

Show Time: 7.30pm

 

 

 

 

A one-man theatre show based on the life of Titanic survivor, Edward Dorking.

 

Edward was gay. Openly gay, and on Wednesday, April 10th, 1912, he set sail for New York City on a ticket bought for him by his parents in the hope his American family could put him 'right'.

 

THIRD CLASS charts Edward's journey from boarding the Titanic to swimming for 30 minutes towards an already full collapsible lifeboat and how he, upon arriving in New York, would tour the Vaudeville circuit, recreating the stories for a fact-hungry public.

 

But Edward didn't want fame; he wanted revenge.

 

When everyone was talking about the deaths of millionaires and society figures, few were discussing the people who took the lion's share of the losses that night: the third class.

 

Edward was coming for the upper classes.

 

Using music, movement, projection, and historical facts, THIRD CLASS tells the story of an unknown hero from a well-known story. 

 

Accessibility 

If you have access requirements, please contact the Box Office on 01379 652241 (between 10am to 4pm Monday to Saturday) to complete your booking. This allows us to ensure that your visit is as comfortable as possible. We have a limit on how many wheelchair spaces we can safely accommodate so these need to be reserved in advance.

 

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