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!".| 20 Nov 06 to 22 Nov 06 | Arts Theatre Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 16 Nov 06 to 18 Nov 06 | Plowright Theatre Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 14 Nov 06 to 15 Nov 06 | Stahl Theatre Oundle, Northamptonshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 31 Oct 06 to 4 Nov 06 | Coliseum Theatre Oldham, Greater Manchester Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 24 Oct 06 to 28 Oct 06 | Brewhouse Theatre and Arts Centre Taunton, Somerset Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 17 Oct 06 to 21 Oct 06 | New Wolsey Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 12 Oct 06 to 14 Oct 06 | Palace Theatre Mansfield, Nottinghamshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 10 Oct 06 to 11 Oct 06 | Lighthouse (previously known as Poole Arts Centre) Poole, Dorset Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 3 Oct 06 to 7 Oct 06 | Greenwich Theatre Outer London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 27 Sep 06 to 30 Sep 06 | Theatre Royal Wakefield Wakefield, West Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
