The Welkin (Tcg Edition) - by Lucy Kirkwood (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"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 twelve 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. Lucy Kirkwood's play The Welkin premiered at the National Theatre, London, in January 2020, directed by James Macdonald and featuring Maxine Peake and Ria Zmitrowicz."<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>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 twelve 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.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Kirkwood's dramatic, highly articulate vision transcends...her voice is not only powerful but very much her own."</p>-- "Variety"<br><br><p>A fiercely pertinent drama for our time.</p>-- "Metro"<br><br><p>Thumpingly great. Kirkwood is a genius.</p>-- "Daily Mail"<br><br><p>Very funny, brutally honest and smartly irreverent.</p>-- "Broadway World"<br><br><p>Witty and dazzling. A thing of beauty.</p>-- "The Upcoming"<br><br>"A mighty new play: magnificent in its scope, depth and intricacy."<br /></p>-- "Financial Times"<br><br>"Ambitious, gripping and richly textured."<br /></p>-- "The Stage"<br><br>"Brilliant, brave, bold and intelligent."<br /></p>-- "Whats on Stage"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Lucy Kirkwood</strong> is a British playwright and screenwriter whose plays include <em>The Welkin</em>; <em>Mosquitoes</em>; <em>The Children</em>; <em>Chimerica</em> (Olivier Award for Best New Play, Evening Standard Best Play Award, and the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize); <em>NSFW</em>; <em>small hours</em> (co-written with Ed Hime); <em>Beauty and the Beast</em> (with Katie Mitchell);<em> Bloody Wimmin</em>, as part of <em>Women, Power and Politics</em>; <em>it felt empty when the heart went at first but it is alright now</em> (John Whiting Award); <em>Hedda</em>; and <em>Tinderbox</em>. She won the inaugural Berlin Lee UK Playwrights Award in 2013.</p>
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