Details

It's an idyllic summer in 1914 rural Lancashire. Excitement is building for Wakes week; a rest from field and mill and a celebration of the Rushbearing Festival with singing, courting, drinking and dancing. The looming war barely registers... but it will. An August Bank Holiday Lark is a gentle, deeply moving drama poised at the tipping point of war. Intensely nostalgic and emotionally rich, this is a story that will both entertain and tug at your heart strings. Age recommendation: 12+

Cast/Performers

Emily Butterfield (Mary Farrar), Elizabeth Eves (Alice Armitage), Sophia Hatfield (Edie Stapleton), Darren Kuppan (Frank Armitage), Jack Quarton (Edward Farrar), Lauryn Redding (Susie Hughes), Russell Richardson (Dick Shaw), Brett Lee Roberts (Alan Ramsden), Barrie Rutter (John Farrar), Andrew Whitehead (Jim Haworth), Ben Burman (William Farrar), Mark Thomas (Herbert Tweddle)

Creatives/Company

Author: Deborah McAndrew
Company: Northern Broadsides
Presented by: New Vic Newcastle-under-Lyme
Director: Barrie Rutter
Design: Lis Evans
Lighting: Mark Howland
Musical Director: Conrad Nelson