James Macdonald directs Maxine Peake in this new play by Lucy Kirkwood, filmed live on stage as part of the...
James Macdonald directs Maxine Peake in this new play by Lucy Kirkwood, filmed live on stage as part of the National Theatre's 2019-2020 season.
"In rural Suffolk in 1759, a young woman is sentenced to hang for a heinous murder. When she claims to be pregnant, a jury of 12 matrons must decide whether she’s telling the truth, or simply trying to escape the noose. With only the midwife prepared to defend the girl, and a mob baying for blood, the matrons wrestle with their new authority, and the devil in their midst." (NT Live)
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