

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: LESW26 – Challenging Hardy at Ludlow Assembly Rooms
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 05:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: Challenging Hardy
Women poets answer back to ‘A Young Man’s Exhortation’



Francis Melville – tenor
Adrian Thompson – tenorRobin Tritschler – tenor

With Joanna Scanlan



Many of Hardy’s views sit uncomfortably in the 21st century. Here women poets respond, affectionately and acerbically, with the help of BAFTA-winning actress Joanna Scanlan (Riot Women, After Love), with Finzi’s famous song cycle performed by tenors Adrian Thompson, Robin Tritschler and Francis Melville. 



For full programme details visit www.ludlowenglishsongweekend.com/whats-on/

“Outstanding…a masterclass in the dramatic power of understatement’. Mark Kermode (The Observer) on Joanna Scanlan’s BAFTA-winning performance in After Love



“Here is a realization of musicianship at its fullest, an ever spontaneous response to the specialized art form of recital singing.”  Calgary Herald on Adrian Thompson
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ludlow/lesw26-challenging-hardy-at-ludlow-assembly-rooms/200029683652905
- **Event Categories**: art, theatre, literary-art, performances, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 11

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk/show/lesw26-challenging-hardy/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=ludlow-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Ludlow
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Market Square, SY8 1AS Ludlow, United Kingdom
- **lat**: 52.36734
- **long**: -2.72033
- **full address**: Market Square, SY8 1AS Ludlow, United Kingdom, Ludlow, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Ludlow Assembly Rooms (https://allevents.in/org/ludlow-assembly-rooms/9846207)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 05:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Market Square, SY8 1AS Ludlow, United Kingdom, Ludlow, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Ludlow Assembly Rooms
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, theatre, literary-art, performances, entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about LESW26 – Challenging Hardy at Ludlow Assembly Rooms ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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