i was in tears cos it was so beautiful. this isn t a normal musical, is it? no, it isn t, and i ve i done a lot of musicals! it s because of the people, it s because of the building and what it means. it s not every day you get a musical cast going on a fact finding mission. but this isn t a normal musical. we really are standing at the sky s edge here, aren t we? yeah, pretty much. and here, the man behind it all richard hawley. i mean, some of the families that lived here originally that they have repeatedly bought tickets to go and see it, it s a really emotional experience. standing at the sky s edge. cheering what started as a little project in sheffield has already won an olivier. but this wasn t about trying to create a west end hit. what would you want people to take away from it? learn from history and don t repeat the story again, you know, because there were awful things that happened here awful.
it is because of the people, it is because of the building and what it means. it s not every day you get a musical cast going on a fact finding mission. but this isn t a normal musical. we really are standing at the sky s edge here, aren t we? yeah, pretty much. here, the man behind it all, richard hawley. i mean, some of the families that lived here originally that they have repeatedly bought tickets to go and see it, it is a really emotional experience. standing at the sky s edge. cheering what started as a little project in sheffield has already won an olivier. but this wasn t about trying to create a west end hit. what would you want people to take away from it? learn from history and don t repeat the story again, you know, because there were awful things to happened here, awful. it s that kind of systemic neglect, we need to avoid that and it s notjust sheffield, it is everywhere. does it make a difference
of this type of crime, but, really, when we think about it, if you are concerned about a message or you think that there are alarm bells going off, that fraud is not going to get you. the fraud that gets you is the one that makes sense, and that s what these criminals do so well. if you get one of these messages, the advice is to ignore it, report it you can forward scam texts to 7726 and then delete it. dan whitworth, bbc news. a musical set on an iconic housing estate in sheffield is set to take london s west end by storm. standing on the sky s edge takes place over six decades, charting the political upheaval and unrest in britain from the 1960s to the present day. our arts correspondent david sillito has been taking a look. it s concrete, it s brutalist and it s hard line. parkhill, sheffield. in the 60s, coach trips would come
# after the rains have gone, something inside me, i know.# it s like being in heaven up here. three mornings, decades apart. and now, 60 years on, its story of hope, long decline and now rebirth, is about to open on london s west end. # over roof slates.# and it s why the cast of standing at the sky s edge went to meet the people of parkhill. next to the greeny, bluey door, that was our kitchen. mickjones moved here in the 60s. he s already seen the show three times. and today a chance to meet one of its stars, rachael wooding. and i tell you, when i moved on here, it was amazing. it was like you d won the lottery. and i know what that means to have your story told and be heard and be seen. i was in tears cos it was so beautiful. this isn t a normal musical, is it? no, it isn t, and i ve i done a lot of musicals!
if you are concerned about a message or you think that there are alarm bells going off, that fraud is not going to get you. the fraud that gets you is the one that makes sense, and that s what these criminals do so well. if you get one of these messages, the advice is to ignore it, report it you can forward scam texts to 7726 and then delete it. dan whitworth, bbc news. a musical set on an iconic housing estate in sheffield is set to take london s west end by storm. standing on the sky s edge takes place over six decades, charting the political upheaval and unrest in britain from the 1960s to the present day. our arts correspondent david sillito has been taking a look. it s concrete, it s brutalist and it s hard line. parkhill, sheffield. in the 60s, coach trips would come to marvel at the streets in the sky.