Thursday – Fabric 1
The Orchard
A new folk storytelling musical about cider, resilience, and loving where you come from. When Bea finds out her Grandfer is ill, she leaves the city and moves back to her family’s cider farm in Devon. She learns the ways of the Orchard and falls back in love with her roots. With property developers trying to take over the land, can Bea save her home and family from being torn apart? Influenced by traditional folk music, the show will be performed in pubs and communal spaces where the performers sit with the audience and share The Orchard’s story with them.

Heart-warming storytelling folk musical
1st full length (60 min) sharing
Seeking producers for further development and fundraising, and venue partners for a 2026 tour.
Familial Death
Cast of 2, band of 3
Meet the Writers

Andrew Armfield
Andrew Armfield is an actor, musician and composer and one of the co-founders of Welkin Music & Theatre. He has composed… Read more

Andrew Armfield
Andrew Armfield is an actor, musician and composer and one of the co-founders of Welkin Music & Theatre. He has composed original music for seventeen actor-musician productions for various theatre companies. He has toured with productions nationally and internationally to both theatres and schools. He trained at the Bridge Theatre Training Company in London. His most recent composition credits include ‘The Elves and the Shoemaker’ for Paddleboat Theatre and The Exeter Barnfield Theatre, ‘Angelica Sprockets Pockets’ and ‘As You Like It’ for Folksy Theatre, and ‘Hags: A Magical Extravaganza’ for Scratchworks Theatre.

Hannah Stone
Hannah Stone (co-creator, director & additional lyrics) is a director/theatre-maker/producer from Nottingham. The Trials (Nottingham Playhouse), Shewolves (UK tour, Edinburgh… Read more

Hannah Stone
Hannah Stone (co-creator, director & additional lyrics) is a director/theatre-maker/producer from Nottingham. The Trials (Nottingham Playhouse), Shewolves (UK tour, Edinburgh Fringe, Southwark Playhouse), Goldilocks (Nottingham Playhouse), Pinocchio (Nottingham Playhouse). Hannah is co-artistic director of Shewolves Productions and Rebel Sparks. In 2024 Hannah was runner up in the RTST Peter Hall Directing Award.
Team
Jodie Micciché & Andrew Armfield – Writers
Andrew Armfield – Composer
Cast:
Jodie Micciché, Andrew Armfield
Get in Touch
Welkin Music & Theatre
Send us an email at welkinmusictheatre@gmail.com
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