Old Herbaceous
Renowned actor Giles Shenton (Three Men In A Boat) returns to The Hub with Old Herbaceous, the charming one man play by Alfred Shaughnessy described as “Downton Abbey with gardening tips” (The Guardian).
It is the humorous love story of a single-minded yet gentle man with a passion for plants; an acute and sometimes hilarious observation of relationships between the classes in a simpler age, sprinkled with witticisms and epithets.
As Old Herbaceous, Shenton truly lives the part of the legendary Head Gardener, Herbert Pinnegar, inviting you to feel included in a private chat from a bygone, comforting age. Keeping you engrossed, amused and emotionally engaged from start to finish, Old Herbaceous will leave you with a feeling that, perhaps, all’s right with the world.
Giles Shenton “draws us into his world making the characters so real you feel you have known them forever” (Edinburgh Fringe).
