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UCL Drama Society - The Welkin
21 November 2024鈥�23 November 2024, 7:30 pm鈥�7:30 pm
A tightly woven, tense, epic comedy about women's justice, friendship, bodies, agency and experiences. A period drama with a modern story showing shit hasn't changed.
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Bloomsubry Theatre Box Office020 3108 1000
The Welkin, meaning 鈥榯he sky or heaven鈥�.听
When Sally Poppy, a young girl, returns home to her husband covered in blood, she is convicted of the murder of a child and sentenced to hang. Admitting to the murder, she pleads the belly; claiming to be pregnant. A jury of twelve local women in rural England are taken from their housework to decide Sally Poppy's fate. Is she telling the truth or trying to escape the noose?
Played out in a single room, this tightly woven, tense, epic comedy leads to the women discussing justice, friendship, women's bodies, agency and experiences. A period drama with a modern story showing shit hasn't changed. 听
Running time: 2hr 30mins (inc. interval), approx.
Age guidance: 15+
Triggers: Talk of murder, hanging, and domestic abuse, physical abuse, pregnancy, miscarriage.
This event will be filmed. By purchasing a ticket you give permission to recorded.
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