Saturday 15 October at 7.30 and Sunday 16 at 2.30 A simple, elegiac piece about being a gardener in the big house brilliantly performed by Giles Shenton. “Old Herbaceous is a story of one man working at the the same gardening job for all his working life. He sees the world change from a Victorian age through Edwardian to a modern world in 1970 when the play is set. Although it is the story of one man's life, it encompasses many different stories and sub-plots. It has been a joy to discover this man's journey, which centres around a platonic, unrequited love story across social boundaries. It is basically UPSTAIRS, OUTSIDE, rather than UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS. Above all it is a look at a world that no longer exists and a nostalgic yearning to return to a way of life gone forever. What surprised me most was how moving the piece is. So bring your tissues,you may need them.”
£14, children/students £10 The theatre is easily accessible for wheelchairs and has an induction loop.