
HANDIWORK PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS
"A truly remarkable show."
The Baptist Times
It is Well with My Soul
A New Musical
"Excellent"
Theatre Scotland
★★★★
"Poignant, elegant
and deeply moving."
LondonFringeTheatreReviews
★★★★★


As featured on
Upcoming shows

Cast and Creatives


Adam Stone
Philip Bliss
Katrina Markham
Lucy Bliss

David Lister
Horatio Spafford

Joy-Anna Gooch
Anna Spafford/
Clara Young





Mike Pinkerton
George Root
Rob Holman
Ira Sankey/
Walter Guest
Josh Rettie
Ira Sankey/
Walter Guest
Gareth Hides
D L Moody
Lizzie Tatton
Standby Clara Young/Anna Spafford
Producer - Handiwork Productions Limited
Book, Music and Lyrics - Gareth Hides
​Original Direction - David Robinson and Beck Rodda
Original Production - Kerygma 180
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Original Hymns - Philip Bliss
Lyrics for "It is Well with My Soul" - Horatio Spafford
Musical Supervisor - Mark Baker
String Orchestrations - Dominic Ryland-Jones
​Song Production, Mixing and Mastering - Samuel Green
​Choreographer - Shelley Dring
​BSL Interpreter - Sarah Hides
Graphic Designer - Agota Rencsenyi
​Artwork - Katie Binnema
​Technical Consultant and Sound Design - Adam Waller
Lighting Designer - Femi Amusan
Technical Support - Big Door Broadcast
Sound Technician - Joshua Mroczynski
​Marketing Consultant - Lola Ortiz
PR - Rhoda Hardie
Social Media - Joy-Anna Gooch
Production Photographer - Stuart Leeds
​Costume Consultant - Jonathan Mroczynski
​Lucy's Bustle Skirt made by Elizabeth Hindse
Paper Props Design - Agota Rencsenyi
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For Handiwork Productions Limited:
Artistic Director - Gareth Hides
Executive Director - Sarah Hides
Gallery

Curtain call in Witney, Oxfordshire (June 2023)

Moody and Sankey facing the Edinburgh Press in Dudley (June 2023)
At the 150th Anniversary Performance of the sinking of the Ville du Havre (22nd November 2023) in Ealing, West London


Sell-out show at the Chelsea Theatre (June 2023)

Let the Lower Lights Be Burning (Credit: Katie Binnema)
The Music

The Original Cast Recording is available to stream on all major online platforms. Featuring thirteen songs from the musical, this album includes the classic hymns "It is Well with My Soul" and "Let the Lower Lights Be Burning"; as well as original songs "I've Seen the Light", "The Fire", "This Beautiful Man", "San Francisco" and "Peace with God."
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