LESW26 – Challenging Hardy at Ludlow Assembly Rooms
Schedule
Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 05:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Market Square, SY8 1AS Ludlow, United Kingdom | Ludlow, EN
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Challenging HardyWomen poets answer back to ‘A Young Man’s Exhortation’
Francis Melville – tenor
Adrian Thompson – tenorRobin Tritschler – tenor
With Joanna Scanlan
Many of Hardy’s views sit uncomfortably in the 21st century. Here women poets respond, affectionately and acerbically, with the help of BAFTA-winning actress Joanna Scanlan (Riot Women, After Love), with Finzi’s famous song cycle performed by tenors Adrian Thompson, Robin Tritschler and Francis Melville.
For full programme details visit www.ludlowenglishsongweekend.com/whats-on/
“Outstanding…a masterclass in the dramatic power of understatement’. Mark Kermode (The Observer) on Joanna Scanlan’s BAFTA-winning performance in After Love
“Here is a realization of musicianship at its fullest, an ever spontaneous response to the specialized art form of recital singing.” Calgary Herald on Adrian Thompson
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