Information for The Harder They Come at Theatre Royal Stratford East, Outer London (Musical). Country-boy Ivan leaves home in the Jamaican countryside and travels to Kingston, his head full of songs that he hopes will earn him fame and fortune. But fortune is hard to find as Ivan is ripped off by shady record producers and corrupt cops. He does find the fame he craves - but for all the wrong reasons. Based upon the film, produced and directed by Perry Henzell and co-written with Trevor Rhone