No Finer Life

Graham Harvey, for twenty years the Agricultural Story Editor of The Archers and writer of more than 600 episodes, brings to the stage the true tale of an unlikely Cotswold hero, an enduring romance and the fight to retain the heart of rural Britain.

Award-winning composer, Alastair Collingwood, who has written scores for numerous theatre shows, including for the West End, and many TV themes, provides live music. The production includes five songs.

The story moves between the 1940s and the current day and is set in the Oxfordshire countryside, rich in tradition and full of vivid, memorable characters. But this is no nostalgic, bucolic ramble. This is Elizabeth’s story... What inspires a young Somerset land girl to set off in search of a best selling author in the darkest days of war? It is a story that is timeless, yet hugely relevant today as it questions our relationship with the countryside, the quality of the food we produce and our very identity.

“When peace is won, we fight for the land we love”…