Monday 30th June 2003
TV stars bring Hardy to Hereford | |
|  | | Stephen McGann |
| | Nationally acclaimed and award-winning Middle Ground Theatre Company return to The Courtyard in July with their star-studded adaptation of Far From The Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy. |
| | | Screen and television stars Stephen McGann, Frazer Hines and Kevin Pallister – who last worked together on the TV soap Emmerdale – join a fourteen strong cast to play rivals for one of Hardy's most popular characters, the spirited Bathsheba Everdene.
The story is played out on a period set, interlaced with live music, country dance, Wessex song and humour.
It takes a colourful journey through Hardy country as Bathsheba is forced to choose between patient, generous love and unscrupulous passion.
Frazer is more of a gentleman farmer than Emmerdale’s Joe Sugden whilst Stephen plays a lowly shepherd.
Kevin plays the dashing Sergeant Troy who ensnares beautiful Bethsheba with a breath-taking demonstration of his sword-wielding skills.
Audiences attending the opening night will have a chance to meet the cast and the designer/ adapter in the bar after the show. | | | |
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