Harvest
I really enjoyed Harvest at the Royal Court. It has many elements of great theatre. I guess from Bean’s point of view, the only things he might have liked more is a bigger stage (see my previous posts on Monsterism).
It had scale and humour. Billington would like it for its “big ideas”. Good story, great main characters, even interesting secondary characters [we don't have the time or space nowadays to produce many good supporting character roles]. Performances, direction and design are all also all strong.
It takes the life of a Yorkshire pig farm from its beginnings in 1914 to 2005, and all the characters and family that live with it. On the way you learn about pig farming, country life, pre-war, post-war farming edicts, the battles between gentry and farmer and the love of a way of life.
If you can make it to the Court to see it. I say go.
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About me
I'm a playwright and investment analyst. I have a broad range of interests: food, gardening, innovation & intellectual property, sustainability, architecture & design, writing and the arts. I sit on the board of Talawa Theatre Company and advise a CIS investment trust on socially responsible investments.
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Recent Work
Recent plays include, for theatre: Nakamitsu, Yellow Gentlemen, Lost in Peru, Lemon Love. For radio: Places in Between (R4), Patent Breaking Life Saving (WS).
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Nakamitsu
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Yellow Gentlemen
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