Payne: The Stars Are Fire

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”

Set five years after the events of The Music In The Spheres, The Stars Are Fire follows the phenomenal true story of one of Holst’s most brilliant students – Cecilia Payne – as she begins her groundbreaking work in astronomy at Harvard Observatory in 1923.

One of the first trailblazing women to receive a PhD in the United States, Cecilia soon makes a discovery that turns everything humanity knows about the universe completely on its head, and she must decide whether to fight or fall as powerful authorities try to silence her.

PAYNE: The Stars Are Fire is the powerful story of England’s most pioneering scientific explorer, telling a bold-hearted romance about one woman’s love affair with the stars.

The Stars Are Fire is part two of Arrows & Traps new repertory season: The Dyer’s Hand.

Able to be seen individually as two independent stories, or taken as a single epic narrative experience, The Dyer’s Hand Rep Season presents two interlinking plays, told on alternating nights by a single cast, and produced by the award-winning and critically-acclaimed Arrows & Traps Theatre.