Following a ‘triumphant’ sell out in Ellen Terry’s Memorial Barn Theatre, ‘Ellen’, reveals the Victorian actress’s remarkable life, relationships and views on acting, through her interpretations of Shakespeare’s feisty, troubled, down-trodden, complex, witty and sometimes triumphant women.
As Miss Terry prepares to bring Shakespeare’s women to life in her lecture tour, the characters spar with fathers, lovers, husbands, Bernard Shaw and Henry Irving.
This witty, moving and very accessible new play explores the complex interactions between a ‘modern’ woman, Victorian celebrity and Shakespeare’s art.
