A play with songs by Annabelle Terry, directed by Ellie Hurt.
Who was the first woman to perform on the English stage? What’s her name? And why don’t we know it?
In 1660 a woman appeared onstage as Desdemona in Shakespeare’s Othello. In 2024, a woman appears onstage wondering who she was.
Join a group of actors-turned-restoration-players as past meets present and they attempt to re-write history this mystery.
This work in progress features original music and a mixture of fact and imagined dialogue, all inspired by the woman without a name who rose to fame.
Tickets are £15 and include a glass of wine or soft drink.
CONTENT ADVICE
This production contains strong language and themes of misogyny.
This OT tradition of lunchtime plays harks back to when a group of actors adopted a room above the Orange Tree pub, always performing at lunchtime when there was daylight, and placing chairs around the edge of the room to create a space in the round. Audiences have always spoken about the OT tradition of a lunchtime play so highly, that we want to bring them back for 2024 – and here they are!
Further OT Lunchtimes will be announced very soon and will take place at:
Friday 22nd March at 1pm
Friday 3rd May at 1pm