Event info
Start Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £16.00 Concessions: £13.50
Description
"An excellent production brimming with drama, style, and a touch of humour" - NE Theatre
"This vivid insight into the turbulent life of Mary Shelley is a must-see" - Northern Arts Review
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“Do you ever think it is a curse – this passion of the mind?”
Mary Shelley: daughter of feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft and political philosopher William Godwin; lover of Percy Bysshe Shelley; writer of ‘Frankenstein’.
When sixteen year-old Mary elopes with married poet Shelley, the consequences for herself and her family are far reaching.
In the aftermath of the scandal, Mary goes on to write a novel so radical that it changes the literary landscape forever.
This riveting drama is a vivid and provocative insight into the life and work of one of the most extraordinary women of the 19th century.
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Audience information: Contains adult themes, and scenes that some audience members may find distressing.
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This amateur production of “Mary Shelley” is presented by arrangement with Nick Hern Books
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Cast
Mary: Holly Stamp
Fanny. Ashton Matthews
Mrs Godwin. Anna Dobson
Jane. Minnie Dobson
Harriet. Emma Jane Robson
William Godwin. Andrew De’Ath
Percy Shelley. Joe Moore
Maid/Mary Wollstonecraft. Hannah Kisiala
Sailor. Martin Johnson
Production Team
Directors. Tracey Lucas, Matthew Hope
Stage Manager. Pamela Willis
Assistant Stage Managers. Jacob Easton, Barbara Edmundson
Lighting Design. Claire Brissenden, Ben Nielsen-Rouse
Sound Design. Kate Scott
Sound Assistant. Aleksander Carver
Choreography & Physical Theatre. Kate Plass
Set Design. Sands Dobson
Set Build. Matt Baines, Mark Burden, Stephen Appleby, Andrew De’Ath
Set Dresser. Jim Boylan
Painters. Stewart Dives, Pete Harrison, Vanessa Murphy, Jennifer Lamb, Martin Johnson, Anneliese Clifton
Props. Erin Robinson, Lucy Woodley
Wardrobe. Linda Girling
Wigs & Hair. Wiggy
Rehearsal Prompts. Ann Zunder, Sam Hinton
Rehearsal Photos. Ashton Matthews, Paul Hood, Sarah Fisher
Publicity Photos. Paul Hood
Publicity Lead. Ashton Matthews, Alison Carr
