BIF presents an hour-long re-imagining of two of BIF's 2023 production of Novello's The Land of Might-Have-Been. Members of the company covering the principal roles from the main stage show bring to life the leading roles, with young people from local primary schools joining the understudies sing the chorus numbers.

The Land of Might-Have-Been is built around the songs of Ivor Novello and tells a story loosely based on the lives of Vera and Edward Brittain before and during the First World War. The story follows Vera and Roland, and Edward and Bobbie who unexpectedly fall in love over a long, hot summer in Buxton in 1914. The war in Europe shatters all their hopes and dreams but compels Vera into a life-long campaign for peace and equality.

Cast and Creative Team

Director - Nick Bond

Conductor - Tom Newall
Répétiteur - Rebecca Warren

Stage Manager - Jill Standish 

Producer - Emma Mathews-Aspinall

Vera - Julia Mariko
Edward - Tom McGowan
Bobby - Charles St John

Roland - Tobias Campos