Another folk opera by the author/composer of 'A Day's Work', 'The Voyage', 'Tanks For The Memory' and 'The Navvy's Wife'. Through original song, music, verse, monologue and dialogue, 'THE PAUPER'S PATH to Hope', tells the stories of seven people forced by circumstance to enter the dreaded workhouse of the nineteenth century, but able, by courage and determination, to escape its clutches.

This latest offering from Mick features:-

Mick Ryan, Paul Downes, Roy Clinging, Heather Bradford, Judy Dunlop, Maggie Boyle, Phoebe Kirrage

Mick's previous show, 'The Navvy's Wife', received wide critical and popular acclaim:

‘... a triumph ...’
fRoots Magazine

‘Mick Ryan is an outstanding singer, songsmith and musical playwright.’
Living Tradition