Black Sheep is billed as a "razor-sharp psalm" about the pressures of Norfolk rural life, tracing the dilemma facing family succession on a fictional tenant farm.

The show was produced by theatre company Curious Directive, based in St Simon and St Jude Church on Elm Hill, which uses theatre to explore societal and science issues.

Founder and artistic director Jack Lowe, said the show was inspired by his own childhood, having grown up on a farm in north Norfolk.

Jack Lowe, artistic director and chief executive of Norwich-based theatre company Curious Directive (Image: Charlotte Gray) And he said the story's central themes have become increasingly topical in recent months, following the government's controversial decision to cut inheritance tax relief for farms - leaving families facing the prospect of selling land to pay crippling tax bills on the death of a loved one.

Black Sheep will begin its second run........

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