The Accrington Pals
During the First World War, the play contrasts the experiences of the Accrington Pals at the front and at the Somme with the lives of the women left behind in Accrington.
Loading credits…
Loading credits…
During the First World War, the play contrasts the experiences of the Accrington Pals at the front and at the Somme with the lives of the women left behind in Accrington.
Set in 1613, Peter Whelan's play imagines Susanna Hall's response to a slander accusation that she committed adultery with Rafe Smith. As John Hall pursues the case in ecclesiastical court, the household navigates secrecy, loyalty and the threat to the family's reputation.
Set in 1592–93, Peter Whelan’s play follows Christopher Marlowe and his circle as they flirt with heresy and republican ideas under the watch of England’s political and religious authorities. Marlowe befriends the actor Tom Stone, who reveals himself as Shakespeare; as spies arrest Thomas Kyd and Marlowe is accused of blasphemy, the group’s escape plan ends in Marlowe’s death at Deptford.
During the First World War, the play contrasts the experiences of the Accrington Pals at the front and at the Somme with the lives of the women left behind in Accrington.
Set in 1613, Peter Whelan's play imagines Susanna Hall's response to a slander accusation that she committed adultery with Rafe Smith. As John Hall pursues the case in ecclesiastical court, the household navigates secrecy, loyalty and the threat to the family's reputation.
Set in 1592–93, Peter Whelan’s play follows Christopher Marlowe and his circle as they flirt with heresy and republican ideas under the watch of England’s political and religious authorities. Marlowe befriends the actor Tom Stone, who reveals himself as Shakespeare; as spies arrest Thomas Kyd and Marlowe is accused of blasphemy, the group’s escape plan ends in Marlowe’s death at Deptford.