ek ▁creature ▁ar ising ▁from ▁its ▁fle e ce : ▁start led ▁and ▁sh y ▁at ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁its ▁gar ment , ▁which ▁lay ▁on ▁the ▁floor ▁in ▁one ▁soft ▁cloud .’ ▁The ▁she ar er , ▁compla ining ▁of ▁th irst , ▁was ▁given ▁un limited ▁free ▁be er ▁at ▁his ▁task , ▁with ▁the ▁result ▁that ▁above ▁the ▁actors ’ ▁voices ▁could ▁be ▁heard ▁a ▁ma ud lin ▁song , ▁as ▁the ▁she ar er ▁sang ▁to ▁the ▁sheep ▁he ▁was ▁fond ly ▁kiss ing ▁and ▁cli pping ▁with ▁expert ise , ▁becoming , ▁unfortunately , ▁dr unker ▁and ▁dr unker ▁to ▁father ’ s ▁great ▁const ern ation .” ▁In ▁aut umn ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁English ▁Tour ing ▁Theatre ▁( ET T ) ▁tou red ▁Britain ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁stage ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Far ▁from ▁the ▁M adding ▁Crow d ▁directed ▁by ▁Kate ▁Sax on ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁My ri ad ▁Theatre ▁& ▁Film ▁tou red ▁sout heast ▁England ▁with ▁their ▁original ▁stage ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Far ▁from ▁the ▁M adding ▁Crow d ▁for ▁five ▁actors . ▁The ▁show ▁also ▁incorpor ated ▁some ▁of ▁Hard y ' s ▁poetry . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁New ▁Hard y ▁Play ers ▁( re - formed ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁Nor rie ▁Wood hall ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ) ▁performed ▁a ▁new ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁novel . ▁ ▁Other ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁first ▁episode