The Welkin
One life in the hands of 12 women.
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 12 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.
Cast & Crew
Cast
Ann Lavender | Hara Yannas |
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Charlotte Cary | Haydn Gwynne |
Doctor Willis | Laurence Ubong Williams |
Emma Jenkins | Daneka Etchells |
Emma Jenkins | Cecilia Noble |
Frederick Poppy | Laurence Ubong Williams |
Hannah Rusted | Natasha Cottriall |
Helen Ludlow | Wendy Kweh |
Judith Brewer | Jenny Galloway |
Kitty Givens | Dawn Sievewright |
Lady Wax | Aysha Kala |
Lizzy Luke | Maxine Peake |
Mary Middleton | Zainab Hasan |
Mr Coombes | Philip McGinley |
Peg Carter | Aysha Kala |
Sally Poppy | Ria Zmitrowicz |
Sarah Hollis | Daneka Etchells |
Sarah Hollis | Brigid Zengeni |
Sarah Smith | June Watson |
The Justice | Laurence Ubong Williams |
US Ann Lavender | Rebecca Todd |
US Charlotte Cary | Jules Melvin |
US Doctor Willis | Daniel Norford |
US Elizabeth Luke | Rebecca Todd |
US Fight Captain | Rebecca Todd |
US Frederick Poppy | Daniel Norford |
US Hannah Rusted | Shaofan Wilson |
US Helen Ludlow | Shaofan Wilson |
US Judith Brewer | Jules Melvin |
US Kitty Givens | Shaofan Wilson |
US Lady Wax | Jules Melvin |
US Mary Middleton | Daneka Etchells |
US Mr Coombes | Daniel Norford |
US Peg Carter | Shaofan Wilson |
US Sally Poppy | Natasha Cottriall |
US Sarah Smith | Jules Melvin |
US The Justice | Daniel Norford |
Crew | |
Company Voice Work | Simon Money |
Dialect Coach | Michaela Kennen |
Director | James Macdonald |
Fight Director | Rachel Bown-Williams of RC-ANNIE Ltd |
Fight Director | Ruth Cooper-Brown of RC-ANNIE Ltd |
Lighting Designer | Lee Curran |
Movement | Imogen Knight |
Set and Costume Designer | Bunny Christie |
Sound Designer | Carolyn Downing |
Staff Director | Sara Joyce |
Vocal Arranger and Rehearsal Music Director | Osnat Schmool |
Writer | Lucy Kirkwood |
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This production was due to be filmed by NT Live and broadcast to cinemas on 21st May 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the closure of all UK theatres, the production was never filmed. On 16th March 2020, all UK theatres closed meaning that the production’s run was curtailed and wasn’t able to be filmed for later broadcast.
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