Jon Hare is a writer, lyricist and composer living in South East England.
His new musical, With Courage, will tour in the UK from September 2024, to commemorate the bicentenary of the RNLI.
Listen to Jon talking about the show on BBC Radio Cornwall’s Breakfast Show on 12 March 2024.
Also featured on The Other Palace’s Making a Musical Podcast from 4 December 2023.
Jon Hare has been making up songs and stories as far back as he can remember.
His books and musicals to date are inspired by everything from World War One family history, living in the snowy mountains of Northern Norway, and childhood holidays on the Salcombe Estuary, to an awe for the magical fantasy worlds of Middle Earth and Hogwarts, and a love for 80s music.
“Gone, yet always here.
Far, yet always near.
Remembered ‘til the end.
Rest easy, friend.”
“With Courage”
Upcoming Shows
Musicals
Charming, The First Chris Moose, Never Again, With Courage.
Charming - an 80s Musical
A bankrupt Kingdom lies stuck in the grip of 80s music.
Twenty-five years after a paparazzi sting wrecked the marriage of Prince Charming to Cinderella, can their daughter Princess Eloise uncover the truth about her missing parents and, in doing so, break the well-intentioned spell of an interfering Fairy Godmother?
The First Chris Moose
For the first time in history, will a moose help pull the famous sleigh?
Fun-loving young Chris Moose, who has always dreamed of flying, is forced to flee his homelands alone. Meeting other creatures on his perilous journey, he seeks a Secret Network in the North, rumoured to bring happiness all around the world for one night each year.
Never Again
1914 Britain, and nine young men and women face life-changing choices for their futures.
Family responsibilities are pitched against patriotic duty, as the call to arms rips through once-close communities. New friendships are forged that will only last for as long as they can stay alive. Who will return home and what will remain for those who survive?