Thomas Hardy's admiration for Stonehenge serves as a backdrop for a special performance at the monument during the Salisbury International Arts Festival. Featuring actor Anton Lesser and an orchestra, the event blends readings of Hardy's writings with music reflective of his time. Lesser describes the performance as vibrant, highlighting Hardy's poetry's dramatic quality. Angelique Richardson, a Hardy scholar, notes the author's interest in the historical and mysterious elements of Stonehenge, linking his themes of memory to the timeless stone structure.
Lesser said the performance was full of love, life, and laughter, allowing him to say he did a gig with the Stones—though not the rolling ones.
Richardson emphasized Hardy's fascination with the past, mystery, and memory, highlighting how these themes resonate both in his work and in the setting of Stonehenge.
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