The Hired Man, New Perspectives Theatre Company
The Hired Man by Melvyn Bragg & Howard Goodall
The Hired Man, arguably the finest new British musical of the last thirty years, acclaimed for its epic, nostalgic, funny book and rousing, romantic, award-winning score, is now available on tour in the UK for the very first time.
Background
Set in rural Cumbria in the early years of the twentieth century, The Hired Man tells the timeless, moving story of a young married couple and their struggle to carve a living from the land, just as the traditional rhythms of English country life are being interrupted by the gathering storm of war in Europe – haunting, thrilling, stirring stuff.
New Perspectives
From its base in the East Midlands, New Perspectives has earned a strong reputation in recent years for top quality small/middle scale touring theatre, with our work consistently praised by critics and audiences alike for its energy, imagination and theatrical flair.
Uplifting, foot-stomping, award-winning music theatre!
Tour Dates and Information
Touring September 2007 - March 2008
Running Time: 120 minutes + interval
Suitable for: Adults and older children
Wednesday 19 - Sat 29 September, 8:00pm, Lakeside Arts Centre, NOTTINGHAM, 0115 846 7777
Wednesday 3 October, 8:00pm, Quarndon Village Hall, DERBYSHIRE, 01332 840007
Friday 5 October, 8:00pm, Harlestone Village Hall, NORTHAMPTONSHIR, 01604 770228
Saturday 6 October, 7.30pm, Wootton Memorial Hall, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, 01604 701925
Tuesday 9 October, 7:30pm, The Ecclesbourne School, Duffield, DERBYSHIRE, 01332 840645
Wednesday 10 October, 7:30pm, Highfields School, Lumsdale Rd Matlock, DERBYSHIRE, TBC
Friday 12 October, 7.30pm, Theatre at the URC Hall, Tideswell, DERBYSHIRE, 01298 871063
Saturday 13 October, 7.30pm, Flore Millennium Hall, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, 01327 340269
Sunday 14 October, 7.30pm, Hulland Ward & District Millennium Village Hall, DERBYSHIRE, 01335 370748
Wednesday 17 October, 7:30pm, Geddington Village Hall, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, 01536 746272
Thursday 18 October, 7:30pm, Croughton Village Hall, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, 01869 810124/393
Friday 19 October,7.30pm, Gretton Village Hall, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, 01536 770995
Saturday 20 October,7:30pm, Florence Nightingale Memorial Hall, DERBYSHIRE, 01773 856545
Sunday 21 OctoberTBC, The Old Libary, Mansfield, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, TBC
Tuesday 30 October, 7.30pm, Thrumpton Village Hall, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, 0115 983 0373
Wednesday 31 October, 7.30pm, Grange Hall, Radcliffe On Trent, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, 0115 911 8625
Thursday 1 November, 7.30pm, Rolleston Village Hall, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, 01636 816757
Friday 2 November, 7.30pm, Wheatley Village Hall, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, 01427 880758
Saturday 3 November, 7.30pm, Maycliffe Hall, Stapleford, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, 0115 939 1818
Tuesday 20 November, 7.30pm, Spilsby Theatre, LINCOLNSHIRE, 01790 752936
Wednesday 21 November, 7.30pm, Witham On The Hill Parish Hall, LINCOLNSHIRE, 01778 590438
Thursday 22 November, ,7.30pm, Caistor Town Hall, LINCOLNSHIRE, 01472 851201
Friday 23 November, 7.30pm, Ingham & Cammeringham Village Hall, LINCOLNSHIRE, 01522 730497
Saturday 24 November, 7.30pm, Allington Village Hall, LINCOLNSHIRE, 01400 281042
Sunday 25 November, 7.30pm, Ropsley Village Hall, LINCOLNSHIRE, 01529 497383
Tuesday 27 November , 7.30pm, Lutterworth Grammar School, LEICESTERSHIRE, 01455 205166
Wednesday 28 November, 7.30pm, Dixie Grammar School, Market Rasen, LEICESTERSHIRE, 01455 291303
Thursday 29 November, 7.30pm, Queniborough Village Hall, LEICESTERSHIRE, 0116 269 7431
Friday 30 November , 7.30pm, Countesthorpe Village Hall, LEICESTERSHIRE, 0116 277 6259
Saturday 1 December, 7.30pm, Scalford Village Hall, LEICESTERSHIRE, 01664 444639
Tuesday 4 December, 7.30pm, Sutton Cum Lound Village Hall, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, 01777 707736
Wednesday 5 December, 7.30pm, South Luffenham Village Hall, RUTLAND, 01780 720687
Friday 7 December ,7.30pm, Manton Village Hall, LEICESTERSHIRE, 01572 737503
Saturday 8 December, 7.30pm, Leadenham Village Hall, LINCOLNSHIRE, 01400 272835
Sunday 9 December, 7.00pm, Humphrey Perkins High School, LEICESTERSHIRE, 01509 412063
Thursday 7 February, TBC, South Holland Centre, Spalding, LINCOLNSHIRE, TBC
To read more about the play and the full national tour, you can visit the New Persectives Website at www.newperspectives.co.uk
last updated: 26-09-2007 11:38