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Five Great Plays…that feature strong female characters

Plays for Study
In each issue of D&T we, bring you five suggested plays for studying or mounting with your students. This issue we look at plays which feature strong female characters, all of which are published and licensed for performance by Nick Hern Books

Cast: 10f 2m (can be performed by 6f doubling)

Synopsis: Summer, 1827. In a red barn in Suffolk, Maria Marten awaits her lover. A year later, hidden in a grain sack under the floor of the barn, Maria's body is found, barely identifiable – and the manhunt begins.

Why it's great: Beth Flintoff's thrilling play – based on true events – rediscovers Maria Marten's lost story, restoring its dignity and bringing it back to vivid, urgent life. Originally performed by an all-female cast, it is an empowered historical play which urges change for the present and future.

Cast: 4f 2m doubling (large cast possible)

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