Laura Wright on Witch Trials, a Devil Dog, and Creation Theatre’s The Witch of Edmonton
2 March, 2022
In: Domesticity, History, Literature, Performance, Technology, Theatre
Tagged: Animals, digital theatre, Magic, Performance, Theatre, witch trials
Director Laura Wright talks about Creation Theatre’s new Zoom production of Jacobean tragicomedy The Witch of Edmonton, based on the ‘true crimes’ of accused witch Elizabeth Sawyer. We discuss how to recover the voices and experiences of the real women accused of witchcraft, the possibilities of digital theatre, and what to do about a devil in the shape of the dog…
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- Laura Jayne Wright
- Lecturer in English, University College, Oxford
- Emma Whipday
- A Bit Lit host