The Burning
MCS Drama (UK)
The year is 1895. Bridget’s husband, Michael, is claiming that she’s
been replaced by a changeling, silently swapped in the middle of the
night. Are his attempts to cure her, force-feeding her herbal
concoctions until the supposed magic is gone with the help of other male
relatives, rooted in faery-lore or an exercise in marital control? When
Michael drenches Bridget in gasoline and sets her alight something dark
within the men of the village is awoken. Set against a backdrop of
folklore, religion and rural Ireland, The Burning plaits together the
institution of marriage, misogyny and burning desire.
Peformed by
| MCS Drama
Written and Directed by | Lauren Carter
Produced
by | Leah O'Grady
Author Lauren Carter
Language Performed in English
Dates 19-24 August 2024
Format Live in-person
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Theatre
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£5.00 - £9.00 -
19-24 August 2024 -
55 minutes -
C ARTS | C venues | C aquila -
studio -
14+ (guidance) -
Scenes of violence
