Synopsis
Far From the Madding Crowd
Jessica Swale from Thomas Hardy
Published by Samuel French Ltd
Large Mixed Cast
When Bathsheba Everdene inherits a farm from her uncle, no-one expects her to run it alone
But our spirited young heroine will not be deterred and eagerly takes up the gauntlet
She rises impressively to the challenges of sheep farming, but the trials of the heart are harder to overcome
Caught between a pair of suitors - the kind and dependable shepherd Gabriel Oak and the prosperous eligible bachelor William Boldwood, her choice seems hard enough
Then the dashing Sergeant Troy appears over the horizon, with a swagger in his step and a dangerous secret in his past
Who will she choose?
Adapted by Jessica Swale, whose play Blue Stockings was nominated for an Evening Standard Award