Details

Written in 1970, Vinegar Tom examines gender and power relationships through the lens of the 17th century witchcraft trials in England. The play outlines society's rejection of people with differences - the old, the poor, the single, and the sexually unconventional. Based not on specific historical events but in a period when England's last major witch hunt occurred, the women's offences are petty to a contemporary audience but enough to find themselves accused of witchcraft, an offence that carried a death penalty.

Cast/Performers

Chandrika Chevli, Francis J Exell, Roma Foulds, Sally Gardner, Rebecca Hands-Wicks, Carol Harvey, Alice Keedwell, Sally Knyvette, Moya McGinn, Peter Saracen, Lizzie Stables

Creatives/Company

Author: Caryl Churchill
Producer: Gilt and Grime
Director: Tom Platten
Design: Simon Kenny
Lighting: Pablo Fernandez Baz
Musical Director: Harry Blake