Tags: Musical.
In the 1960s the British actor Bill Owen collaborated with songwriter Tony Russell to create a musical about the London matchgirls strike of 1888. The musical Premiered at the Globe Theatre London on Tuesday 1 March 1966 and marked the first musical directed and choreographed by Gillian Lynne. A cast recording from this time is still available but there has never been a major London production since that time although the musical was later published by Samuel French Ltd in 1979.