Lark Rise to Candleford
From: Monday, 1st November 2010
To: Saturday, 6 November 2010
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Synopsis
In Lark Rise, the Stonemason's children, Laura and Edmund, conjure up the characters, gossip and excitement of their tiny Oxfordshire hamlet in the 1880s, from the horror of a pig-killing by torchlight to the thrilling visit of a cheapjack. We meet the snobbish vicar and his conscientious daughter, the Troy publican with his radical customers, the tragic old soldier hounded into the workhouse, and young Emily, scarcely more than a child, taken by her father to the great house to confront the young man who has made her pregnant.
Our Review:
Simon Cole - 1 November 2010
Lark Rise to Candleford is the collective title of a trilogy of books by Flora Thompson, which were based on her childhood memories of living in rural north-east Oxfordshire in the 1880s. The young Flora Timms (her maiden name) became Laura Timms, the central figure in her novels, and her family - including brother Edwin (who became Edmund in the books), and parents Albert and Emma - also featured, along with many colourful characters in real-life Juniper Hill (which became the fictional Lark Rise).
Bill Kenwright's touring production is a revival of the 1978 adaptation, by Keith Dewhurst, of the first book Lark Rise. It is set at harvest time in the year before Laura, aged ten, is sent off to earn her living working at the post office in Candleford. It provides us with engaging glimpses of agricultural England and a society which disappeared with the coming of the First World War, interspersed with authentic-sounding folk music (arranged by Alex Hutchings). ...
Creative
Flora Thompson (Book)
Bill Kenwright (Producer)
Keith Dewhurst (Adaptation)
Joe Harmston (Director)
Simon Scullion (Design)
Mike Robertson (Lighting)
Mike Bugg (Sound)
Roger Wilson (Musical Director)
Ashley Hutchings (music created and supervised) (Music)
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