Rural Suffolk, 1759. As the country waits for Halley’s Comet, Sally Poppy is sentenced to hang for a heinous murder. When she claims to be pregnant, a jury of twelve matrons are taken from their housework to decide whether she’s telling the truth, or simply trying to escape the noose. With only midwife Lizzy Luke prepared to defend the girl, and a mob baying for blood outside, the matrons wrestle with their new authority, and the devil in their midst.
- Price: $15.95
- Pages: 96
- Carton Quantity: 60
- Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
- Imprint: Theatre Communications Group
- Publication Date: 26th February 2021
- Trim Size: 5 x 7.75 in
- ISBN: 9781559369862
- Format: Paperback
- BISACs:
DRAMA / Women Authors
DRAMA / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Daily Mail"Thumpingly great. Kirkwood is a genius."
- Metro"A fiercely pertinent drama for our time."
- Variety“Kirkwood’s dramatic, highly articulate vision transcends…her voice is not only powerful but very much her own.”
- Whats on Stage“Brilliant, brave, bold and intelligent.”
- The Stage“Ambitious, gripping and richly textured.”
- The Upcoming"Witty and dazzling. A thing of beauty."
- Broadway World"Very funny, brutally honest and smartly irreverent."
- Financial Times“A mighty new play: magnificent in its scope, depth and intricacy.”
Rural Suffolk, 1759. As the country waits for Halley’s Comet, Sally Poppy is sentenced to hang for a heinous murder. When she claims to be pregnant, a jury of twelve matrons are taken from their housework to decide whether she’s telling the truth, or simply trying to escape the noose. With only midwife Lizzy Luke prepared to defend the girl, and a mob baying for blood outside, the matrons wrestle with their new authority, and the devil in their midst.
- Price: $15.95
- Pages: 96
- Carton Quantity: 60
- Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
- Imprint: Theatre Communications Group
- Publication Date: 26th February 2021
- Trim Size: 5 x 7.75 in
- ISBN: 9781559369862
- Format: Paperback
- BISACs:
DRAMA / Women Authors
DRAMA / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
– Daily Mail"Thumpingly great. Kirkwood is a genius."
– Metro"A fiercely pertinent drama for our time."
– Variety“Kirkwood’s dramatic, highly articulate vision transcends…her voice is not only powerful but very much her own.”
– Whats on Stage“Brilliant, brave, bold and intelligent.”
– The Stage“Ambitious, gripping and richly textured.”
– The Upcoming"Witty and dazzling. A thing of beauty."
– Broadway World"Very funny, brutally honest and smartly irreverent."
– Financial Times“A mighty new play: magnificent in its scope, depth and intricacy.”