Chin Up! - A 1940's Extravaganza

Come along to our FREE tea dance extravaganza and experience the world of 1940’s wartime entertainments: enjoy a live radio performances by Brixham’s own Juicy Youth Theatre, inspired by the memories of Torbay residents. There is live swing & blues music by Becky Brine & her band, as well as the ever-popular organist Mark Cole, whose foot-tapping melodies make you get up & dance! Dress-up in vintage 40s gear, try-on the make-up and listen to stories on the wireless and telephone. It’s the era of ITMA, Vera Lynn, Glenn Miller & Tommy Trinder – conjured-up by reminiscences recorded from Torbay residents over the last 2 years of the Chin Up project.

Dates & times:
• Noon-5PM Sunday 15th May - The Edge, Bolton Street, Brixham TQ5 9DH. (01803 851414)
• Noon-5PM Sunday 5th June – Torre Abbey, The King’s Drive, Torquay TQ2 5JE (01803 293593)
• Noon-5PM Friday 10th-Sunday 12th June - Torbay Airshow, Paignton Green, Paignton

For the past 2 years, young people in Torbay have been looking at the kinds of entertainment that has been enjoyed at home and on the frontline during armed conflict. Last Summer, “The Chin Uppers’ Concert Party” performed to great acclaim at Babbacombe Armed Forces’ Day as a commemoration of the role that concert party pierrot troupes played in the First World War. This year the Young Volunteers at The Edge in Brixham have been recording the memories of local older folk about how they entertained themselves during the 2nd World War and other, more recent armed conflicts.

This project has been generously supported by the Armed Forces Covenant Grant. It is a collaboration between Torbay Council, Promenade Promotions Limited & Doorstep Arts.

For more information visit https://www.facebook.com/chinupproject