The following information was provided for us by Out of Joint who have very kindly offered the Museum some free tickets to this play!
Jane Wenham: The Witch of Walkern is by the BAFTA-winning writer Rebecca Lenkiewicz.
The University of Hertfordshire alerted us to the story, and
supported a period of research. The resulting play is a gripping, haunting
story inspired by real events in a Hertfordshire village in 1712 when the local
"cunning woman" was accused of witchcraft.
Rebecca has written a rich and poetic play that explores
sex, religion, superstition, nature, and the role of women in society.
TOURING
To theatres in Watford, Leeds, Liverpool, Bristol, Salisbury
and London, as well as rural touring in East Anglia and Essex.
Full details including a trailer, tour dates, blogs about
witch hunts and more are here:
ABOUT US
Celebrating 21 years this year, Out of Joint is one of the
UK’s leading touring theatre companies. Under the artistic directorship of Max
Stafford-Clark - former artistic director of the Royal Court Theatre - the
company develops and produces theatre that is socially engaged, epic,
inquisitive and entertaining. We co-produce with exciting theatres, in this
case with London’s Arcola Theatre, and Watford Palace Theatre. Our shows have
been seen on six continents.
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