Hoard festival review " a rich and rewarding cache of stories
New Vic theatre, Newcastle-under-LymeAn event inspired by a hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure opens with a couple of gemsAt first, I didn't quite get the makeup of this five-week festival. My fault entirely " it is exactly what it says on the publicity.The Hoard festival commemorates the discovery, six years ago this month, of "the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver metalwork ever found". I got that " but …