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The Hired Man
Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 5f, 14m
Book by Melvyn Bragg
Music and Lyrics by Howard Goodall
“Thoughtful and, on occasions, most moving… That rare thing: a folk opera of our immediate past.” – Daily Mail
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Cast Size
5f, 14m -
Subgenre
Adaptation (Literature) -
Target Audience
Appropriate for All Audiences
Details
Summary
Cast Attributes
Performing Groups
- Time Period 1900-1910
- Setting Period: early 1900s.
- Features Period Costumes
- Cautions
- Mild Adult Themes
Media
“Bracing, rugged and exhilarating [with] splendidly original music.” – Time Out
“Thoughtful and, on occasions, most moving… That rare thing: a folk opera of our immediate past.” – Daily Mail
“Melvyn Bragg’s qualities as a novelist – humanity, idealism and a complex and highly articulate man's understanding of those who are simple and inarticulate – shine out from the musical.” – Sunday Telegraph
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Videos
The Hired Man: Audience Reaction
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The Hired Man: Mercury Theatre Promo
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The Hired Man: Original Cast Highlights
Music
Song Samples
- Orchestra Size Small/Combo
Licensing & Materials
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Authors
Melvyn Bragg
Melvyn Bragg was born in Wigton, Cumbria, and educated there and at Wadham College, Oxford.
His broadcasting career began at the BBC in 1961, and soon afterwards he published his first novel. He worked on the arts programme Monitor with Huw Wheldon in the mid-1960s; during thi ...
Howard Goodall
Howard Goodall is an award-winning composer of choral music, stage musicals, film and TV scores, is well-known as a lyricist, author, music historian and broadcaster, and from 2007-11 was England’s first ever National Ambassador for Singing, leading a programme to improve the ...