The Hired Man
Cumbria, 1898. Whippet racing, hiring fairs, hunting and drunken antics collide, in this passionate story of John and Emily, a young married couple, and their moving struggle to carve a living from the land. An epic and heroic tale of love, betrayal, and loyalty, set against a backdrop of English country traditions being swept away as a new century faces the gathering storm of war… Based on the stirring novel by Melvyn Bragg, with a superb score of rousing foot-stomping rhythms and soaring choruses by Howard Goodall, the award-winning composer of West End hits Bend It Like Beckham and Love Story.
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Cast
Jon Bonner
Pennington / Blacklock / The Recruiting Officer / The Vicar
Lloyd Gorman
Jackson
Oliver Hembrough
John
TJ Holmes
Seth
Lucy Keirl
Sally
Lara Lewis
May
Sufia Manya
The Landlady
Samuel Martin
Isaac
Lauryn Redding
Emily
Tom Self
The Union Chairman / Show MD
James William-Pattison
Harry / Joe Sharp
