Third Class - A Titanic Story

Mon 1 Jan 0001 - Thurs 18 Sep 2025, Guildhall Theatre drama, guildhall promoted events

‘THIRD CLASS’ revives the true story of a young English man, Edward Dorking, who was packed off on the Titanic, destined to be corrected by his American relatives.

A one-man theatre show based on the life of Titanic survivor Edward Dorking.

Edward was gay. Openly gay, and on Wednesday, April 10th, 1912, he set sail for NYC on a ticket bought for him by his parents in the hope his American family could put him 'right'.

Third Class charts Edward's journey from boarding the Titanic to swimming for half an hour towards an already full collapsible lifeboat and how he, upon arriving in New York, would tour the Vaudeville circuit, recreating the stories for a fact-hungry public.

But Edward didn't want fame; he wanted revenge. When everyone was talking about the deaths of millionaires and society figures, few were discussing the people who took the lion's share of the losses that night: the third class.

Edward was coming for the upper classes.

Using music, movement, projection, and historical facts, Third Class tells the story of an unknown hero from a well-known story.

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Venue: Guildhall Arts Centre, Theatre

Tickets: £16 (£15 concessions)

Running Time: 70 minutes

Suitable for ages 12+

This is a programmed event

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