Coal Face is a one act play by a local young writer called Gareth Durasow.

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Set against the austere backdrop of the 1940s mining industry, Coal Face is a bleakly comic tale about what happens when "the youth of today" meet the youth of yesteryear.

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When Garforth Arts Community Director Dave Evans asked SMYT director Steve Archdale if there was anything they could do for the group Steve suggested the commissioning of a new play based on Garforth's history.

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Gareth Durasow was then taken on board to research and write a play for them.

Meeting Garforth people he gleamed stories and useful titbits of local folklore appertaining to the post-war mining communities in this area.

Using the information he then set about writing a play suitable for the young members of SMYT to perform.

SMYT director, Steve Archdale, told Garforth Today: "This is a wonderful way to teach our young thespians what life was like 60 years ago. A life without computers, playstations and mobile phones. It has also opened their eyes to the history of Garforth.

The play focuses on Tommy who must come to terms with his new life in Garforth; a life that has bid farewell to schoolyard games and is about to see him join the men of iron on the road to Ledston Luck.

But for Tommy, the biggest problem isn't that he's not from round 'ere. It's that he's from the future.

The play will be performed on Tuesday, June 30.

Tickets, priced at £5 adults and £4 concessions, are on sale at Garforth Bookshop, Main Street Garforth.