The Hired Man

The Hired Man

The Hired Man

Book by Melvyn Bragg
Music and Lyrics by Howard Goodall

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The Hired Man

The Hired Man

Book by Melvyn Bragg
Music and Lyrics by Howard Goodall

Overview

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.

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Cautions

  • Caution Mild Adult Mild Adult Themes

Details

  • Genre: Adaptation (Literature)
  • Time Period: 1900-1910
  • Cast Attributes: Reduced Casting (Doubling Possible), Room for Extras
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for All Audiences

Authors

Melvyn Bragg

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 ...

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Howard Goodall

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 ...

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