Arthur's Plough 2026 at Festival Drayton Centre, Market Drayton

Arthur’s Plough 2026 is a community musical play about Fordhall Organic Farm, staged at Festival Drayton Centre in Market Drayton and at Theatre Severn in Shrewsbury. “The Fordhall Story in a fantastically funny Play with Music.”

What to expect:

• Saturday 17 October 2026 at Festival Drayton Centre — “Time: 2.30pm & 7.30pm”
• First performed in 1991 and revived as the farm “celebrates 20 years in community ownership”
• Performed by “a dozen of the best community actors in Shropshire” with the Mere Singers choir
• “There will definitely be singing pigs and dancing microbes.”
• “Standard: £19.00”; the venue lists no child price for this show
• “Tickets are restricted. To ensure you get yours book them early”
• Fordhall sells a separate pre-theatre meal at the farm on the same day