The Hired Man

Full Length Musical / 14m, 5f

"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

Cast Size
14m, 5f

Additional Info

Based on Melvyn Bragg's stirring novel of rural and industrial working life early in the twentieth 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.

Reviews

"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

Videos

The Hired Man: Original Cast Highlights
The Hired Man: Mercury Theatre Promo
The Hired Man: Audience Reaction

Considerations

License details

Licensing fees and rental materials quoted upon application.

Production

Music

Orchestra Size: Small/Combo

Song Samples

Song of the Hired Man