The Welkin

Podcast preview of the new stage production of Lucy Kirkwood's The Welkin,  with cast members Lucy Mabbitt (Sally Poppy)  and Sarah Perkins (Elizabeth (Lizzy) Luke).A murderer’s fate lies in the hands of 12 women.  Sally has committed the wickedest of crimes but her claims of pregnancy, perhaps, demand clemency. A panel of Suffolk matrons, pulled from their everyday into the machinations of 1760s justice, must assess if she’s telling the truth.Will she escape a hanging, be transported, or will the mob tear her to pieces? Village midwife, Lizzy might be all that stands in the way of Sally’s execution. Female wisdom and strange portents spin Kirkwood’s incendiary play into a darkly comic theatrical tapestry.The Welkin. By Lucy Kirkwood. Directed by Kim Dyas. Assistant Director - Veronika Wilson 25–29 March 20237.45pm Main Stage, Putney Arts Theatre.Artistic Directors: Barney and Cait Hart Dyke. Podcast Editor and Sound Designer: Nick Wells. Music is 'At the Tropicana' by Chalalatas, license courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.Recorded at the Putney Arts Theatre.Full Cast:Lucy Mabbitt: Sally Poppy Sarah Perkins: Elizabeth (Lizzy) Luke Sharon Czudak: Judith Brewer Louisa Pead: Charlotte Grey Kristen Millar: Kitty Givens Lizzie Iredale: Helen Ludlow Lois Savill: Sarah Hollis Zoe Thomas-Webb: Emma Jenkins Angel Witney: Ann Lavender Alexa Adams: Mary Middleton Emily Dixon: Hannah Rusted Carol Hudson: Sarah Smith Megan Good: Peg Carter Richard Seedhouse: Mr Coombes Aleksei Toshev: Frederick Poppy Ian Recordon: Dr Willis _______________________________The Putney Theatre Company at The South West End! See us online – www.putneyartstheatre.org.uk/whatsonHost: Cait Hart-Dyke.Producer, podcast editor and sound design: Nick Wells. Music is 'At the Tropicana' by Chalalatas, license courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.Recorded at the Putney Arts Theatre.