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Tess of the D’Urbervilles performed in Hardy country.<br />
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For those who wanted a break from the football - Performance of Thomas Hardy’s “Tess of the D’Urbervilles” in front of an audience of 150 outdoors in Maumbury Rings, Dorchester in Dorset. Maumbury Rings is a Neolithic henge that is mentioned in the Hardy classic, 'The Mayor of Casterbridge'. It has been used as an amphitheatre since the time of the Romans and is one of the largest in the UK<br />
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The show was put on by a touring theatre company based in Shropshire, Hotbuckle Productions, who haven't been on stage properly since February 2020. Actors Adrian Preater, Beth Organ, Joanna Purslow and Sam Elwin perform all the parts in the play.