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Joe, Ross and Ellie used to be in a band. They were pretty good too, making waves in the pubs and clubs across the rugged patchwork of South West England. They even had a song on Radio 2. But that was all a decade ago and the songs, the stories, the secrets are long since buried. Until now. Drawn back together for one night only to play a benefit gig in their hometown, three former bandmates find a community reeling from a poisoning and a pandemic. Will the old songs still work their magic? And just how far has time thrown these friends from their younger selves? The Band Back Together was first produced by Farnham Maltings and received a regional UK tour from March 2024.
About the author
Barney Norris's work has received awards from the International Theatre Institute, the Critics' Circle, the Evening Standard, the Society of Authors and the South Bank Sky Arts Times Breakthrough Awards, among others, and been translated into nine languages. His plays include Visitors, Eventide, Nightfall, The Wellspring and adaptations of Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day and Lorca's Blood Wedding; his novels include Undercurrent and Five Rivers Met on a Wooded Plain. He will be the Green Party candidate for his home town of Salisbury at the 2024 general election.
Summary
But that was all a long time ago and the songs, the stories, the secrets are long since buried. And as they rehearse the old songs, the stories and secrets must also be excavated. The Band Back Together premiered in a touring production by Farnham Maltings in March 2024.
