Holst: The Music in the Spheres

Two interlinking plays, told on alternating nights by a single cast and produced by the award-winning and critically-acclaimed Arrows & Traps Theatre, The Dyer’s Hand Season promises to be one of the most exciting and captivating theatre events of the year.

HOLST:  "The Music In The Spheres"

A fascinating and moving story about England's greatest modern composer, Gustav Holst - covering his life as a music teacher and composer of the iconic Planets Suite.  "HOLST" uncovers the man behind the music, as we follow Gustav as he champions for Arts for All, progressively bringing music and musicianship to both women and the working classes.  Incorporating music from the famous Planets Suite, "HOLST" is a vibrant, melodious and triumphant story about the power of music and determination.

PAYNE: "The Stars Are Fire”

Picking up the story in "HOLST" five years later, "PAYNE" follows one of Holst's most brilliant students - Cecilia Payne - as she begins her groundbreaking work in astronomy at Harvard Observatory in 1922.  Following the course of her adult life, "PAYNE" is the story of one of England's most under-appreciated scientific pioneers, telling a bold-hearted romance about one woman's love affair with the stars.