Sunday, 12 July 2026

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

 

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Minerva Theatre, 2025.

Cast: Jack Wolfe, Jenna Russell, Mark Addy, Ralph Birtwell, Sharon Rose, Madeleine Worrall, Amy Booth-Steel, Don Gallagher, Tarinn Callender, Timo Tatzber, Ben Redfern, Jacqueline Hughes, Nell Martin, Anu Ogunmefun.

Book: Rachel Joyce
Music & lyrics: Passenger
Director: Katy Rudd

I was surprised how much I enjoyed the book this was based on, and the two others which went with it, as they could easily be described as a bit twee. But I found them moving and sweet and funny. This was the same and inevitably it made me cry. The wife is still a bit tricky, forced to be miserable at home while he husband wanders off, and maybe the actors were a bit young for the roles, but it really is a lovely piece of work.
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