Land Girls’ stories come alive on stages across North Yorkshire - here's where and when
One of Badapple Theatre’s best-loved classic plays is back on the road – and coming to 10 rural venues across North Yorkshire.
The Green Hammerton-based company’s Back to the Land Girls’ was inspired by interviews with a number of incredible women from Yorkshire who worked on the land during the Second World War.
Their comic and poignant reminiscences led Badapple’s artistic director and writer Kate Bramley to use her conversations with the former Land Girls to create the heart-warming journey of Buff and Biddy who arrive in the countryside not knowing one end of a cow from the other.
Their camaraderie and friendship sustain them on a journey of back-breaking work but also one of delightful independence, of dreams of fame and romance and always the hope that the end of the war is just around the corner.
Kate said: “Back to the Land Girls is such a hopeful story, inspired by the interviews I recorded with these women. It was such a privilege to speak with them and it's a great joy to share these tall tales once more."
With beautiful songs from SONY Award-winning songwriter and BBC Radio 4 host Jez Lowe, the play stars Pip Cook and Ellen Carnazza.
Ellen will be playing the Wicked Fairy, Carabosse, in Harrogate Theatre Royal’s panto this year so flock to see her before she turns into an evil villain ... and Pip launches her own Papermouse Theatre in York with their festive Christmas Carol performance at Micklegate Social.
Tour dates; Thursday September 10 – All Saints Church Hall, Poppleton, at 7.30pm
Friday September 11 Samwaies Hall, Wath, Ripon, at 7.30pm
Saturday September 12 – Knayton Village Hall at 7.30pm
Tickets: 07867 171522
Tuesday September 15 – Appletreewick Village Hall at 7.30pm
Wednesday September 16 – Christ the Consoler Church, Skelton (nr Newby Hall) at 7pm
Thursday September 17 Spofforth Village Hall at 7.30pm
Wednesday September 23 – The Cholmeley Hall, Brandsby
Tickets: 07989 529585
Sunday September 27 – Green Hammerton Village Hall at 7.30pm
Wednesday September 30 – ishop Monkton Village Hall st 7.30pm
Wednesday October 21 Hampsthwaite Memorial Hall at 7.45pm
Unless otherwise stated, tickets on 01423 331304.