Thurs 29 October | Chopped Liver & Unions

History, we are told, is written by the victors. More often, it is rewritten by the forgetful. Chopped Liver and Unions resurrects a voice that defies erasure—Sara Wesker, a woman who led the singing strikers of 1928, stood against fascists at Cable Street, and devoted herself to the Trade Union cause. Yet, behind every banner and battle cry lies a personal cost. Love, loyalty, and legacy—what endures, and what is sacrificed?

Sara was an inspirational speaker, a political activist and trade unionist who never stopped fighting to improve the lot of her fellow workers. She inspired her nephew Arnold’s play “Chicken Soup With Barley”. But nobody knows her name.

Set against the global tremors of 1956, the year “Chicken Soup With Barley” debuted, “Chopped Liver and Unions”, a gripping, 5-star reviewed, award-nominated play reminds us that the world is often changed by the women who are pushed too far.

2026 marks the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street and the centenary of the General Strike. It is a good time to meet Sara, to remember her, remember what she achieved and -most importantly to ask yourself: was it worth it?