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"True crime folk theatre transporting us back to scandal and working class womanhood in 1820s Suffolk. The infamous and much-eulogized Red Barn Murder is given a compassionate and dignified re-appraisal by Beth Flintoff and Bristol School of Acting. Local theatre at its finest!"
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A event on Tuesday 28th May. The event starts at 19:00.
A thrilling retelling of Suffolk’s real-life murder mystery…
Summer, 1827. In a red barn Maria Marten awaits her lover. A year later her body is found under the floor of the barn in a grain sack, barely identifiable, and the manhunt begins.
Maria’s story sent shock waves throughout the country. The Red Barn Murder (as it became known) was national news, inspiring writers and filmmakers down the ages. The sort of gruesome tale that had all the hallmarks of a classic crime drama – a missing body, a country location, a disreputable squire and a village stuck in its age-old traditions.
Director - Hope Thain
Designer - Hazel McIntosh
Sound - Joseff Harris
Lighting - Alice Boal
Entry requirements: 14+
Summer, 1827. In a red barn Maria Marten awaits her lover. A year later her body is found under the floor of the barn in a grain sack, barely identifiable, and the manhunt begins.
Maria’s story sent shock waves throughout the country. The Red Barn Murder (as it became known) was national news, inspiring writers and filmmakers down the ages. The sort of gruesome tale that had all the hallmarks of a classic crime drama – a missing body, a country location, a disreputable squire and a village stuck in its age-old traditions.
Director - Hope Thain
Designer - Hazel McIntosh
Sound - Joseff Harris
Lighting - Alice Boal
Entry requirements: 14+
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