The Remarkable Deliverances of Alice Thornton In brief Date - 7 November 2024Venue - Netherbow Theatre, Scottish Storytelling CentreTitle - The Remarkable Deliverances of Alice Thornton (dir. Flavia D’Avila) Buy your ticket on the SSC website About the eventYorkshire, 1668. Mrs Alice Thornton – widow, mother, and daughter of the late Lord Deputy of Ireland - finds herself the subject of a most dreadful scandal. Tonight, she begs your presence at a defence of her life, including a number of miraculous deliverances from death.Based on the handwritten notebooks of Alice Thornton (1626-1707), including two recently rediscovered manuscripts, this solo performance reflects on one woman’s life and experiences. It is set across the span of the seventeenth century against the turbulent backdrop of civil war, plague, the Great Fire of London… and the treacherous world of North Yorkshire society.Written and performed by Debbie Cannon (Green Knight, winner of the Female Actor Award at Buxton Fringe 2018), this play is directed by Flavia D’Avila of Fronteiras Theatre Lab, and based on the Alice Thornton’s Books Project. The Project's research is led by Professor Cordelia Beattie at the University of Edinburgh with whom the concept of the show was developed, and co-investigated by Professor Suzanne Trill (English Literature).How to attendThis event is open to all, and costed. You can buy your ticket on the Scottish Storytelling Centre website. Buy your ticket on the SSC website Are you interested in English Literature at Edinburgh?We offer a wide range of undergraduate programmes, taught masters, and research degrees, including a Masters by Research and a PhD. As an undergraduate, you will read works of literature written in English from around the world, and encounter a range of ideas about the nature and purpose of literary study.Our courses explore the relationship between literary texts and the construction of national, international and imperial cultures. Working with colleagues in LLC and across the wider University, we are able to support postgraduate research which crosses boundaries between languages and disciplines. Find out more about English Literature at Edinburgh Related linksVisit the Alice Thornton's Books website Nov 07 2024 19.30 - 20.30 The Remarkable Deliverances of Alice Thornton A solo performance as part of the Alice Thornton's Book Project (co-investigated by Professor Suzanne Trill of English Literature), and based on Alice's handwritten notebooks. Netherbow Theatre Scottish Storytelling Centre 43-45 High Street Edinburgh EH1 1SR Find the venue on Google Maps Buy your ticket on the SSC website
The Remarkable Deliverances of Alice Thornton In brief Date - 7 November 2024Venue - Netherbow Theatre, Scottish Storytelling CentreTitle - The Remarkable Deliverances of Alice Thornton (dir. Flavia D’Avila) Buy your ticket on the SSC website About the eventYorkshire, 1668. Mrs Alice Thornton – widow, mother, and daughter of the late Lord Deputy of Ireland - finds herself the subject of a most dreadful scandal. Tonight, she begs your presence at a defence of her life, including a number of miraculous deliverances from death.Based on the handwritten notebooks of Alice Thornton (1626-1707), including two recently rediscovered manuscripts, this solo performance reflects on one woman’s life and experiences. It is set across the span of the seventeenth century against the turbulent backdrop of civil war, plague, the Great Fire of London… and the treacherous world of North Yorkshire society.Written and performed by Debbie Cannon (Green Knight, winner of the Female Actor Award at Buxton Fringe 2018), this play is directed by Flavia D’Avila of Fronteiras Theatre Lab, and based on the Alice Thornton’s Books Project. The Project's research is led by Professor Cordelia Beattie at the University of Edinburgh with whom the concept of the show was developed, and co-investigated by Professor Suzanne Trill (English Literature).How to attendThis event is open to all, and costed. You can buy your ticket on the Scottish Storytelling Centre website. Buy your ticket on the SSC website Are you interested in English Literature at Edinburgh?We offer a wide range of undergraduate programmes, taught masters, and research degrees, including a Masters by Research and a PhD. As an undergraduate, you will read works of literature written in English from around the world, and encounter a range of ideas about the nature and purpose of literary study.Our courses explore the relationship between literary texts and the construction of national, international and imperial cultures. Working with colleagues in LLC and across the wider University, we are able to support postgraduate research which crosses boundaries between languages and disciplines. Find out more about English Literature at Edinburgh Related linksVisit the Alice Thornton's Books website Nov 07 2024 19.30 - 20.30 The Remarkable Deliverances of Alice Thornton A solo performance as part of the Alice Thornton's Book Project (co-investigated by Professor Suzanne Trill of English Literature), and based on Alice's handwritten notebooks. Netherbow Theatre Scottish Storytelling Centre 43-45 High Street Edinburgh EH1 1SR Find the venue on Google Maps Buy your ticket on the SSC website
Nov 07 2024 19.30 - 20.30 The Remarkable Deliverances of Alice Thornton A solo performance as part of the Alice Thornton's Book Project (co-investigated by Professor Suzanne Trill of English Literature), and based on Alice's handwritten notebooks.
