The Hired Man - in concert

Acclaimed for its epic, nostalgic, funny novel and rousing, romantic, award-winning score, The Hired Man is arguably the finest new British musical of the last thirty years. Set against the backdrop of the Cumbrian lakes in the early years of the Twentieth Century, it tells the timeless, moving story of a young married couple and their struggle to carve a living from the land, just as the traditional rhythms of English country life are being swept away by the gathering storm of war in Europe. Haunting and thrilling, The Hired Man is based on Melvyn Bragg’s much-loved novel, brought to life by the heartbreakingly beautiful music of Howard Goodall, the EMMY, BRIT and BAFTA award-winning composer of stage, film and TV scores.