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Full-Length Play, Drama / 3w, 5m
Thomas Hardy, Matthew White
The passion, melodrama, earthy humour and strong, gripping plot of Thomas Hardy's novel Far from the Madding Crowd are vividly conveyed in Matthew White's fast-moving and admirably economical adaptation.
1997 - premiered at The Watermill Theatre, Newbury (produced by Jill Frazer and James Clutton
The story takes place in a rural community in Dorset. Bathsheba Everdene, a young, spirited farm-owner, is loved by three men; Gabriel Oak, her stoical, devoted shepherd; William Boldwood, a neighbouring farmer, whose regard borders on obsession and the dashing but irresponsible Sergeant Troy. Bathsheba marries Troy but, hearing that Fanny Robin, his previous lover, has died in childbirth, he disappears and is presumed dead. Boldwood's subsequent proposal is accepted by Bathsheba, but Troy reappears to claim his wife. Boldwood shoots Troy and is consequently imprisoned. Gabriel, who has remained constant to Bathsheba throughout everything, proposes to her himself and is finally accepted.
Premier production at The Watermill Theatre, Newbury in 1997. The cast included Jacqueline Charlesworth as Bathsheba and Jonathan Wrather as Sergeant Troy. It was directed by Matthew White, designed by Meg Surrey, and lit by Paule Constable.
Ideally the two actors playing Joseph Poorgrass and Jan Coggan will also have musical skills. In the original production they both played instruments and provided accompaniment for several songs.