The Welkin

Bristol Old Vic (Weston Studio)

Key Information
  • Dates Sat 09 Nov 2024 - Sat 16 Nov 2024
  • Location Bristol Old Vic (Weston Studio)
  • Performance times

    3PM, 8PM

    Vary according to date
  • Ticketing

    Pay It Forward £20.00
    Full Price £12.00
    Concession £8.00
    Schools rate £8, every 10th ticket free for accompanying adult
  • Accessibility

    BSL interpreted performance on Fri 15 Nov (8PM) with Sherrie Eugene-Hart

"When a woman is being buried alive, she will reach for even the grubbiest tool to dig herself out again."

Written by Lucy Kirkwood
Directed by Emma Callander
Designed by Benjamin Thapa

Suffolk, England, 1759. A small rural town awaits the celestial spectacle of Halley’s Comet whilst a grisly trial unfolds. Young Sally Poppy, accused of murdering a local girl, faces the gallows. But at the eleventh-hour she makes a powerful and startling disclosure of pregnancy. A jury of matrons must now conclude if Sally is expecting, or simply lying to avoid the death penalty.

Commentary on class, wealth, fertility and feminism echo through the ages in Lucy Kirkwood’s explosive courtroom drama, as twelve women wrestle with the fate of another.

Suitable for ages 14+

  • Content Advisories
    • Swearing
    • Blood/gore
    • Pregnancy/baby loss
    • Sexual content
    • Violence
    • Homophobia
    • Child abuse
    • Ableism
    • Death/grief

Cast

Ann Lavender Sunny Chung
Charlotte Cary Maiya Louise Thapar
Mr. Coombes Oscar Gough
Emma Jenkins Tamzin Khan
Fred Poppy/Mr. Willis Sam Grove
Hannah Rusted Ellie Carnaby
Helen Ludlow Emaan Durrani
Judith Brewer Spike Maxwell
Kitty Givens Lili Mohammad
Lizzy Luke Ellie Spooner
Mary Middleton Emily Hurst
Peg Carter/Lady Wax Violet Morris
Sally Poppy Lotte Pearl
Sarah Hollis Lily Simpkiss
Sarah Smith Molly Watton-Williams

Creative & Technical Team

Director Emma Callander
Performance Designer Benjamin Thapa
Lighting Designer Jack Morris
Sound Designer Shellie London
Video Designer Joe Stathers
Movement Director Joêl Daniel
Combat Director Jonathan Howell
Intimacy Director Clare Fox
Head of Voice Sue Cowen
Accent & Dialect Coach Katy Sobey
Singing Coach Jonathan Grosberg
Production Manager Steve O’Brien
Production Supervisor Bryony Rutter
Stage Manager Chloe Brine
Deputy Stage Manager Frankie Neville
Assistant Stage Manager Mika Wild
Lighting Operator Will Manthorpe
Sound Operator Leo Palmer
Costume Supervisor Lee Dartnell
Costume Makers Lee Dartnell, El Finlay, Rosie Gayner
Costume Assistants Anna Mann, Izzy Wheeler, Lily Nichols-Wood, Phoenix Barnett
Costume Assistants & Dressers Ella Cunningham, Jaide Trussler, Jenna Simpkins, Alicia Sewell
Construction Manager Pat Heys
Floor Supervisor Leo Palmer
Flattage Supervisor Will Manthorpe
Construction Assistants Kit Gannon, Sam Stacey, Aidan Toombs
Prop Supervisor Esther McDonald-McLuckie
Prop Assistants Daisy Anthony, Raph Hampton, Eva Harris, Lydia Tricks, Abbie Williams
Scenic Artist Jo Browne & Jen Stoner
Musical Arrangement Lotte Pearl (’The Olive Tree’)

Cast

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