The repressed desire of beautiful Louisa, trapped in a loveless marriage to Bounderby, a powerful mill-owner, is awakened by the handsome seducer James Harthouse. Thomas Gradgrind, her father, is forced to see love and imagination triumph over hid blind faith in "facts, facts, facts!".| 30 Apr 98 to 2 May 98 | Plowright Theatre Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 29 Apr 98 | Town Hall Arts Centre Haverhill, Suffolk Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 25 Apr 98 | The Maltings Theatre (formely Maltings Arts Centre) St Albans, Hertfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 24 Apr 98 | The Angles Theatre and Arts Centre Wisbech, Cambridgeshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 18 Apr 98 | Brewery Arts Cirencester, Gloucestershire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 16 Apr 98 to 17 Apr 98 | Camberley Theatre (previously Artslink) Camberley, Surrey Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 23 Mar 98 | Lovelace Theatre Northampton, Northamptonshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 18 Mar 98 | Connaught Theatre Worthing, West Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive |
