From 15 January
Running Time: tbc
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.
Lucy Kirkwood (Mosquitoes, Chimerica) returns to the National Theatre with her new play, directed by James Macdonald.
Maxine Peake (Black Mirror, Funny Cow) plays Lizzy, and Ria Zmitrowicz (The Doctor), Sally.
This play is a recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New Plays Award
Production supported by the Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater
Actor Maxine Peake on The Welkin Wed 12 Feb, 3pm, £9/£6
How British Justice is Failing Women with Helena Kennedy Wed 12 Feb, 5.45pm, £9/£6
Exploring the Show: The Welkin Mon 24 Feb, 10.30am – 4pm, £60/£40/£15
Women in Georgian Society Wed 26 Feb, 6pm, £9/£6
Making Dramatic Violence Thu 27 Feb, 5.30pm, £9/£6
Twelve women. One murderer. An impossible decision. #TheWelkin
Twelve women. One murderer. An impossible decision. #TheWelkin
Monday - Thursday eves, all matinees
*£86, £66, £57, £46, £32, £15
Friday & Saturday eves
*£89, £69, £60, £52, £35, £18
Ways to save
Previews 15 - 21 January
*£69, £49 - £15
Audio-described performances, for blind and visually impaired people:
Fri 27 March, 7.30pm
Sat 28 March, 2.15pm preceded by a Touch Tour
Captioned performances, for deaf or hard-of-hearing people:
Sat 22 February, 2.15pm
Mon 24 February, 7.30pm
Wed 26 February, 7.30pm
*Some of the best seats in the house are premium priced. They help to ensure we can continue to offer low price seats for all our productions; the National Theatre is a charity and only 17% government-funded. This year nearly 30% of our tickets are available for £20 or less.
