Way beyond Hadestown: the windswept rush of folk musicals by Harry Harris

Inspired by Anaïs Mitchell's underworld opera, Maz O'Connor and Finn Anderson are among those putting folk songs and stories into musical theatre In 2011, I watched a flock of British folk luminaries, led by US singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell, perform Mitchell's folk opera Hadestown at London's Union Chapel. Ten years on, Hadestown has been a hit at the National Theatre and on Broadway and has led the way for …

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