The Hired Man
From: Thursday, 21st March 2013
To: Saturday, 6 April 2013
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Synopsis
A love triangle taking us right to the heart of Cumbrian life in the run up to the first world war. It’s the story of a young married couple and their struggles - to carve a living from the land and to survive working in the coal-mines - just as the gathering storm of war in Europe threatens their community, their love and their lives.
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Paul Couch - 21 March 2013
Nostalgia, as the saying goes, isn’t what it used to be. Well, actually, it’s thriving; perhaps a response to the harshness of modern living, from War Horse to Larkrise To Candleford, and a plethora of other television and stage work, we are spoilt for choice of this sepia-tinted genre.
And The Hired Man is no different. First penned as a novel by Melvyn Bragg in 1969, with a libretto by Bragg and a score and lyrics by Howard Goodall added in 1984, it’s a starkly realistic look at life in a Cumbrian village at the dawn of the 20th Century, in a sparkling joint production between the Mercury Theatre and the Leicester Curve Theatre.
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Latest User Review
michael mcneill - 20 April 2013:
Just returned from one of the most engaging theatre experiences I've had. The cast,the set,the whole production made it something that will linger for a long time....
Cast
David Hunter (John)
Julie Atherton (Emily)
Kit Orton (Jackson)
Christopher Staines
Gary Tushaw
Jamie Barnard
Jill Cardo
Mark Stobbart
Matthew Rutherford
Jenni Bowden
Rachael Gladwin
Creative
Melvyn Bragg (Author)
Howard Goodall (Music)
Melvyn Bragg (Book)
Mercury Theatre Colchester (Producer)
Curve Theatre Leicester (Producer)
Daniel Buckroyd (Director)
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