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Hard Times the Musical tells of a travelling circus and its impact on a society where love and imagination are considered of no value. Featuring Dickens' most ebullient comic characters, this satire is as fresh, sharp and funny as it ever was. Hard Times, a major musical, uses melodrama, music hall, pantomime, operetta and circus acts to emulate the Dickensian manner of story telling. <A href="http://www.dickens-hardtimes.com">Web site</a>

Cast/Performers

Roy Hudd (Mr Sleary), Brian Blessed (Charles Dickens / Thomas Gradgrind), Patsy Rowlands, Susan Jane Turner, Russel Wilcox, Phillip Cox, Rebecca Ryan, Peter Blake (James Harthouse / Mr McChoakumchild), Ann Emery (Mrs Gradgrind / Mrs Sleary), Malcolm Rennie, Jan Graveson, Helen Anker, Matt Rawle, Alicia Davies, Matthew Storey, Steve Fortune, Ray C Davies, Leon Webster, Lucy Harris, Lesley-Anne Johnson, Jamie Read, John Stacey, Rachel Spry, Delia Du Sol

Creatives/Company

Book by: Charles Dickens
Music(s): Christopher Tookey, Mark Warman (orchestration)
Lyrics: Christopher Tookey
Author: Hugh Thomas
Producer(s): Christopher Tookey, Peter Penny (in Association with Bill Kenwright)
Director(s): Christopher Tookey, Graham Gill (associate director), James Burton (music)
Design: Gemma Fripp
Lighting: Zerlina Hughes
Sound: Scott Myers
Choreographer(s): Craig Revel Horwood, John Stacey (assistant choreographer)