Details

A love triangle taking us right to the heart of Cumbrian life in the run up to the first world war. It's the story of a young married couple and their struggles - to carve a living from the land and to survive working in the coal-mines - just as the gathering storm of war in Europe threatens their community, their love and their lives.

Cast/Performers

Daisy Addison (Sally Wrangham nee Edmonson), Harry Al-Adwani (East London Soldier / 5th Farmer / 2nd Miner), Jayden Booroff (Vicar / 6th Farmer / 3rd Miner), Frankie Bounds (Boy), Cameron Burt (Josh / 1st Farmer), Charlie Callaghan (Harry Tallentire), Fergus Dale (Tom / 4th Man / Labourer), Kome Eleyae (Ensemble - double bass), Joe Eaton-Kent (Jackson Pennington - violin), Sissy Ford (Girl), Tom Goodwin (Alf - violin), Dominic Harrison (John Tallentire), Guy Harvey (Recruiting Officer / 4th Farmer / 1st Miner), Jonathan Hermosa-Lopez (Jim / 3rd Man / Labourer), Tom Isherwood (Father Pennington - cello), Tim Mahendran (Dan / 1st Man / Labourer), Jacques Miche (Isaac Tallentire), Allssimon Minnitt (Ensemble), Naoma Morris (May Tallentire - clarinet / percussion), Brian Murray (Ensemble), Billy Nevers (Joe Sharp / 2nd Man), Gloria Oblanyo (Pub Landlord - guitar), Omara Okereke (Emily Tallentire), Imogen Parry (Ensemble - violin), Matthew Payne (Ensemble - trumpet / cornet), Josh Redding (Alec - guitar), Tom Robinson (Ted Blacklock), Will Sharma (Seth Tallentinre - euphonium), Freddie Tapner (Chairman / 3rd Farmer), Sarlo Watanabe-Solomon (Bob / 2nd Farmer), Caroline Whittingham (Woman / Labourer)

Creatives/Company

Author: Melvyn Bragg
Music: Howard Goodall
Book by: Melvyn Bragg
Presented by: National Youth Music Theatre
Director: Nikolai Foster
Design: Matthew Wright
Musical Director: Sarah Travis
Choreographer: Nick Winston
Lighting: Ben Cracknell
Sound: Tom Marshall