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

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"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+

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

N'Dea in Henry VI
In just one year the MFA programme has given me the confidence in my artistry and the tools to work professionally that I lacked prior to my training. N'Dea Miles, MFA Professional Acting Student