The Netherhole Martyr
When:
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Venue:
Birkbeck 43 Gordon Square
[The year is 1320 in the stinking town of Netherhole. A young nun feels the hand of God clutch her guts, an ambitious Earl issues a dangerous decree, and a ghost rises from the river. Doctors, priests and rumours descend and Netherhole’s fortunes are changed forever.
The Netherhole Martyr is a play recounting a year in the fortunes of the people of Netherhole, a Yorkshire town in the grip of religious fervour after a young novitiate enacts a painful communion with the divine through her constipated bowels. This surreal and macabre play, written by Theatre Collective and Birkbeck alum Good Friends for a Lifetime, is fully illustrated by Sigrid Koerner and Hannah Mansell.
Join us for a staged reading of a section of the play, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A with the authors.Good Friends have been working with Joe Vaughn (Strange Region Press) since 2023, and he has put together a beautifully designed physical book of our play. Together we commissioned original artwork from abstract painter Hannah Mansell and Illustrator Sigrid Koerner.
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Contact name:
Sue Wiseman