The Hired Man
by Melvyn Bragg, Howard Goodall
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Synopsis
Based on Melvyn Bragg’s stirring novel of rural and industrial working life early in the 20th century, The Hired Man tells of one family’s – Bragg's grandparents’ – journey from land laborers to colliers and back to the land.
The superb score is a marvelous succession of chorales, operatic duets and vigorous, foot-stomping rhythms.
Press Reviews
"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
Characters
| Character |
|---|
Emily |
Jackson |
Ted Blacklock/Isaac |
Seth |
Sally |
May |
Harry |
Pennington/Vicar |
Recruiting Officer/Dan |
Jack/Union Chairman |
Landlady |
Joe Sharp |
Bob/Alf |
Bill |
Ezra |
Josh |
Tom |
Beth |
Hired Men, Farmers, Miners, Soldiers |
John |
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The Hired Man: Original Cast Highlights
Publication
The Hired Man is a play written by Melvyn Bragg and published by Concord Theatricals (1986).
Digital editions available on Amazon Kindle.
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Concord Theatricals · 1986 · 57 pp
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