SLT Show

These Shining Lives

By Melanie Marnich

Date: 1 - 5 Jul 2025

Time: 20:00 - 22:15

Location: SLT Old Fire Station

The true story of women who worked painting watch dials with glowing radium paint at the Radium Dial Company in the 1920s and 30s, unaware of its deadly consequences.

This deeply moving drama follows the journey of four courageous women as they fight for justice after discovering that their work has poisoned them. These Shining Lives is not just a story of corporate negligence, but of resilience, friendship, and the strength of the human spirit, as the women band together to take on their employer in a landmark legal battle that changes American labour laws forever.

Director: LilyAnn Green

Cast:

Catherine Donohue - Ellena Jones

Charlotte - Synne Marie Tansem

Frances - Zahra Jennings-Grant

Pearl - Julia Blyth

Tom Donohue - Alex Davies

Mr Reed/Leonard Grossman - Randy Brown

Company Doctor/Dr Rowntree/Announcer/Dr Dalitch/Judge - Gavin Donnellan

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Irradiated image of a woman bending over intricate work in a factory