The New Hardy Players
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Wessex Scenes
June 1916: on the eve of the Battle of the Somme, the Hardy Players perform scenes from 'The Dynasts' by Thomas Hardy to raise money for the Red Cross.
Hardy himself writes the script and oversees the production, and writes a foreword contrasting the 'scientific slaughter' of the current war with the chivalry and relative inefficiency of the long campaigns against Napoleon. The Players struggle to cast the play due to leading members being called up, but still the Show Must Go On! As part of the commemorations of the Great War.
The New Hardy Players re-create both the occasion and the performance of the original Players. Directed by Tim Laycock.
The New Hardy Players
The New Hardy Players bring the stories of Thomas Hardy to life through evocative dramatisations of his work.
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