LOPs

This powerful and emotional British musical tells the story of Cumbrian working man John Tallentire and his family in the early 20th century. Farm labourer, miner and then soldier in the Flanders trenches before returning once more to the land, Tallentire's story and that of his community brings out the humanity, humour and unabashed pride of the English working man.

Book by Melvyn Bragg; lyrics & music by Howard Goodall.

Described as "...bracing, rugged and exhilarating" (Time Out) and "thoughtful and most moving" (Daily Mail). Goodall's music was described as having "an audacity that is at once thrilling and fearful..."