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Jane Wenham: The Witch of Walkern
Touring
3/5
JANE WENHAM was one of the last women to be accused of witchcraft in England and the circumstances leading up to her trial, in the Hertfordshire village of Walkern in 1712, is loosely used as source material for Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s new play.
A metaphor for the female “other,” the production invites the audience to view independent-spirited herbalist Jane (Amanda Bellamy) as a totem for all women who are pilloried for standing outside of society’s accepted norms.
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