CAN there really be "No Finer Life" at the Theatre Chipping Norton?

A new play, with that very title, is coming to the venue straight from the pen of Graham Harvey, who has 600 episodes of The Archers to his credit.

The plot is set in the Oxfordshire countryside at the end of World War Two, "rich in tradition and full of vivid, memorable characters".

But this is no nostalgic, bucolic ramble.

A spokesman said: "What inspires a young Somerset land girl to set off in search of a best selling author in the darkest days of war? The story moves between the 1940s and the current day, reflecting that the love of the countryside and the need to protect it are timeless."

This Dogwood Production is directed by a former Archers producer and features original, live music.

Graham’s journalism includes writing for The Sunday Times, Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday, New Scientist, and Country Life and for three years he wrote the Old Muckspreader column in Private Eye. His books include The Killing of the Countryside, The Forgiveness of Nature, We Want Real Food and The Carbon Fields.

The dates for the diary are March 27 and the following day.

Tickets and further details on 01608 642350.