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www.ilkestonlife.com ILKESTON LIFE September 2021 5

Looking for Corona Ilkeston’s own hit
lost relatives tapestry is

I am looking for my long now in the musical composer
lost family who lived in
Ilkeston. Museum
I am a relative of Henry
Percy Mitchell. He is my A huge thank you to every- n 2018 our son, Wil- premiered in Derby at the Oxford, Newbury and Bir-
grandad. My grandmother one who came to view my Have you had Iliam Patrick Harrison Departure Lounge festival mingham. The soundtrack
was Sarah Maria Mitchell- artwork ‘471 Gems’ at the (Will), graduated from in July 2019. album is now available for
Horridge. U Choose Smoothie Bar a great the prestigious East 15 The Untapped award gave streaming or to buy https://
Also does anyone know last month. Drama School and took them a month’s run at the songwhip.com/tokyorose-
Eliza Henshaw who is di- We took photos, signed experience two shows to the Edin- Edinburgh Fringe 2019 at originalcast/tokyo-rose-orig-
rectly related to my father? cards and celebrated essen- with a local burgh Fringe. the Underbelly on Cowgate, inal-cast-recording and a
Is there anybody still living tial workers and volunteers where they managed to sell great video for the opening
in Ilkeston who is related to in Erewash. shop or Since then he’s directed out every performance, and song Hello America https://
any of this family, or who and scored a film which a week at the New Diorama youtube/44OSIx-V8mw,
knows of them? You will be pleased to know business? won Best Film at the Theatre in London which who knows we might even
They lived here from 1911 that ‘471 Gems’ is in- Write and let British Film Institute, had they also sold out. get an Ilkeston composition
and then moved to Notting- stalled in the 1950’s shop at a short scene in a radio During the Fringe they also in the charts.
ham Road, Derby. Erewash Museum, Ilkeston us know and play with Robert Picardo, won the prestigious Les Cheers
June Mitchell until mid October 2021. we’ll share and played accordion in Enfants Terrible Stepladder Dean Harrison
wjune824@gmail.com The shop teaches us about the streets of Luton. But Award, which gave them
rationing, community and your recom- the big news is: Ilkeston support for the next 2 years
design following the effects now has a hit musical com- to help develop the show
And all of World War II, and poses mendation poser. further for a UK Autumn
because... an interesting juxtaposition with our In January 2019, Will was Tour in 2020, which got
postponed due to Covid-19
with the names of 471 Cov-
of an emergency id-19 essential workers and readers. invited by Burnt Lemon for a 2021 tour, giving them
Re Helicopter lands in car volunteers. Theatre Company to com- more time to extend and
pose some concept music
refine the show.
park in last month’s paper. I have a few gift cards left to for their new musical being During that period, they at-
I hope that the air ambu- purchase at £3 each and they ILKESTON developed, Tokyo Rose, tracted the attention of many
lance came with a box of will be delivered to Erewash about the life of Iva Toguri. producers and theatre art
Milk Tray for the priest Museum after the August LIFE The concept piece was directors, with the likes of
when it landed in the Catho- Bank Holiday Monday for supporting pitched for the “New Dio- Southampton Mast, Leices-
lic church car park. Or anyone who would like a rama and Underbelly 2019 ter Curve, and Birmingham
that the pilot had a permit. keepsake of the project. our high streets Untapped Award” and went Hippodrome all getting
Everyone else has to have Thanks again to everyone and local on to win. Will was then involved with the tour. The
one when they park there. who took part, tradespeople engaged to write the music 2021tour is going to South-
Nigel Deeley Joy Pitts for the entire show, which ampton, London, Leicester,