Cheshire farming drama to tour region
It is the 1930s, and in the countryside the tractor is taking over from the horse.
Wilf is a farmer whose traditional methods have served him well all through his hard-working life, but when his younger brother-in-law Totty insists on introducing new technology in the form of a tractor into their family business, Wilf fears that the balance of nature will be upset.
A family feud develops and things get worse when a mysterious stranger appears, and the family fear that he is possibly a ghost, or an angel, or… a Boggart - a spirit portentous of disasters.
They decide to take action, but their hilarious ineptitude and the interference of the eccentric busy-body Mrs Mayse have significant consequences for the family.
National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company playwright Nick Darke’s funny and thought-provoking story has something important to say about our present concerns for the environment.
Richard Avery worked with Nick Darke when in the cast of Landmarks at Chester Gateway Theatre in 1979. Richard returns as Director, this time along with Neil King, Gordon Meredith, Jan Hollington and Roxanne Waite.
Richard Avery talks to BillboardTV:
Friday 25th October
Howden Shire Hall DN14 7BJ
£12/£10 For reservations ring 01430 432510
Saturday 26th October
Bishop Burton Village Hall HU17 8QJ
£10 For reservations ring 01482 862752 after 25th September
or email otherlivesproductions@yahoo.co.uk
Sunday 27th October
Withernsea Meridian Centre HU19 2HH
£6 For reservations ring 01482 862752 after 25th September
or email otherlivesproductions@yahoo.co.uk
Tuesday 29th October
Hutton-le-Hole Village Hall YO62 6UA
£9.00 For reservations ring 01751 417372
Wednesday 30th October
Swanland Village Hall HU14 3QR
£10.00 For reservations ring 01482 862752 after 25th September
or email otherlivesproductions@yahoo.co.uk
Thursday 31st October
Monk Fryston and Hillam Community Centre LS25 5QA
£9.50 For reservations ring 01977 682334
Friday 1st November
Bridlington Spotlight Theatre YO15 3DZ
£11 For reservations ring 01262 678258
or book online at spotlighttheatrebrid.co.uk
Saturday 2nd, Sunday 3rd and Wednesday 6th November
Beverley East Riding Theatre HU17 9BE
£14/13/£12 For reservations ring 01482 874050
Thursday 7th November
Etton Village Hall HU17 7PE
£10.00 For reservations ring 01482 862752 after 25th September
or email otherlivesproductions@yahoo.co.uk
Friday 8th November
Sheffield EPPiC Theatre S35 9TP
£8.50 For reservations ring 0114 240 2624
Saturday 9th November
Potto Village Hall DL6 3HQ
£9.50 For reservations ring 01642 700609
Sunday 10th November
Brandesburton Parish Hall Y025 8RY
£10.00 For reservations ring 01482 862752 after 25th September
or email otherlivesproductions@yahoo.co.uk
Tuesday 12th November
Skidby Village Hall HU16 7TH
£10.00 For reservations ring 01482 862752 after 25th September
or email otherlivesproductions@yahoo.co.uk
Wednesday 13th November
Grimsby Central Hall DN32 7EG
£10 For reservations ring 01472 355025
Thursday 14th November
Sand Hutton & Claxton Village Hall YO41 1LL
£9 For reservations ring 01904 468376
Friday 15th November
Thornthwaite Hookstone Memorial Hall HG3 2QX
£10 For reservations ring 01423 780380
Saturday 16th November
North Dalton Old Chapel YO25 9XA
£17.50 including supper For reservations ring 01377 217625
Sunday 17th November
Appleton-le-Moors Village Hall YO62 6TE
£8.50 For reservations ring 01751 417078
