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Titus Salt musical featuring singing alpacas to debut in Saltaire
Overview
A new musical titled Salt the Musical, featuring comic singing alpacas, is set to debut in a concert performance at Victoria Hall in Saltaire. Written by Maria Mullin and directed by Anita Adams, the show tells the story of 19th-Century industrialist Sir Titus Salt, who built the model village of Saltaire for his textile mill workers and helped introduce alpaca wool to the UK.
Key points
- Salt the Musical is produced by the theatre company Show Ready and written by Maria Mullin.
- The production features comic singing alpacas as a nod to Sir Titus Salt introducing alpaca wool to the UK textile industry.
- A concert version of the show is being performed at Victoria Hall in Saltaire.
- Sir Titus Salt built the model village of Saltaire between 1851 and 1871 to provide better living conditions for his workers, which later became a UNESCO heritage site in 2001.