Third Class - A Titanic Story

Third Class: A Titanic Story Thursday 01st October 2026 A one-man theatre show based on the life of Titanic survivor, Edward Dorking. Edward was 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 30 minutes towards an already full, collapsable 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. Using music, movement, projection, and historical facts, Third Class tells the story of an unknown hero from a well-known story. "Theatrical Magic" Yorkshire Times The story doesn’t end when the curtain falls. This is a one-act play followed by a live Q&A, giving audiences the chance to experience Edward’s extraordinary story on stage before stepping beyond the performance and into the history behind it. After the play, join us for an in-depth conversation exploring Edward Dorking, the real events that inspired the production, the history of the Titanic’s third class and the questions raised by Edward’s story. Two parts. One extraordinary story.