From Script to Stage I Lucy Kirkwood and James Macdonald

Lucy Kirkwood (writer) and James Macdonald (director) give their tops tips for writing and directing, including how to begin writing, knowing when a script is ready, choosing a play to direct and the purpose of workshops.

Lucy Kirkwood's new thriller The Welkin is currently playing in the Lyttelton Theatre.

15 Jan - 23 May 2020

National Theatre Live 21 May 2020
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Rural Suffolk, 1759. As the country waits for Halley’s comet, Sally Poppy is sentenced to hang for a heinous murder. When she claims to be pregnant, a jury of 12 matrons are taken from their housework to decide whether she’s telling the truth, or simply trying to escape the noose.

With only midwife Lizzy Luke prepared to defend the girl, and a mob baying for blood outside, the matrons wrestle with their new authority, and the devil in their midst.

Lucy Kirkwood (Mosquitoes, Chimerica) returns to the National Theatre with her new play, directed by James Macdonald. Maxine Peake (Black Mirror, Funny Cow) plays Lizzy, and Ria Zmitrowicz (The Doctor), Sally.
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