Rutherford and Son, Viaduct, Halifax
Viaduct, Halifax: Githa Sowerby's play was a hit with critics and public alike when it was premiered 101 years ago. Yet when critics discovered she was a woman, many of them recanted their positive views and, since then, Rutherford and Son has only been staged a handful of times. Despite that it is considered one of the finest plays of the last censtury by the National Theatre, and is compared favourably with Ch…