A Beautiful Thread - Thomas Hardy in Words and Music
Sunday 15:00
Theatre Royal
A Beautiful Thread celebrates Thomas Hardy in his own words: poetry, novels, and the music he loved so much with Andor Actor Anton Lesser, Lucia Bonbright and Orchestra of the Swan.
Date
September 7th 2025 at 15:00 - September 7th 2025 at 17:00
Event details
Address:Theatre Royal
Jewry Street
Winchester
Postcode:SO23 8SB
Contact Information:01962 840 440
Description

Starring Anton Lesser (Game of Thrones, Wolf Hall, Endeavour), A Beautiful Thread weaves Hardy’s life – dramatic as any of his books – with his beautiful poetry and great novels, including Far From the Madding Crowd, Tess of the d’Urbervilles, and Jude the Obscure. Hardy put more music into his work than any other writer, and the Swan’s Artistic Director, David Le Page has devised a musical programme of shimmering beauty – a Mellstock folk band style, that combines West Gallery Music from the village churches of the 1840’s with Holst, Purcell and contemporary folk. Devised and adapted by Deirdre Shields (Red Sky at Sunrise: Laurie Lee in Words and Music), Hardy’s extraordinary writing shines as bright as ever. Music Director David Le Page Director Judy Reaves Narrator Lucia Bonbright Narrator Anton Lesser