The Hired Man continues at the Union Theatre, London until 12 August. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Melvyn Bragg’s 1969 novel The Hired Man was the first of three novels to chart the lives of the Cumbrian Tallentire family. Starting at the turn of the 20th century, the name derives from […]
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The Hired Man to be revived at the Union Theatre
Melvin Bragg and Howard Goodall’s moving rural musical The Hired Man will return to London in July with a limited run at the Union Theatre. The show begins previewing on 19 July with a press night on 21 July – the last performance is on 12 August. Based on Bragg’s 1969 novel, the first of the […]
The Hired Man – Cadogan Hall
The Hired Man at the Cadogan Hall, London. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ The Hired Man, the 1984 love-child of Howard Goodall and Melvyn Bragg, is based on the latter’s 1969 novel, a semi-biographical account of his grandfather Harry Bragg’s life – one of millions of men caught between the poverty-stricken […]
The Hired Man – Jenna Russell and John Owen-Jones lead cast
Jenna Russell and John Owen-Jones will take centrestage in this September’s special concert presentation of Howard Goodall and Melvyn Bragg’s The Hired Man at London’s Cadogan Hall. Russell (Merrily We Roll Along, Sunday in the Park With George) will star opposite John Owen-Jones (Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera) in the roles of John and Emily in […]
The Hired Man – NYMT – St James Theatre
The Hired Man, presented by the National Youth Music Theatre, continues at the St James Theatre, London until 16 August. Timed perfectly to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, this National Youth Music Theatre (NYMT) production is a moving and fitting tribute to the men that died in the so-called ‘war […]
