The Ballad of Maria Marten
Final Year Show for MA Acting Students at ALRA/Rose Bruford
Performed at Pleasance, Islington
“It’s been a year since I died, and still nobody has found me”
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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.
Creative Team
Written by Beth Flintoff
Directed by Lucy Allan
Designed by Alfie Heywood
Associate Designer Constance Villemot
Lighting Design Gabriel Finn
Sound Design Julian Starr
Composers Zach Morley and Evan Lewsey
Costume Assistant Samantha Griggs
Assistant Director Jacob Wolstencroft
Photography Ben Wilkin
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CAST
Iesha Henry, Megan Diamon, Alexander Pearn, Alexandra Kate, Serena Lehman, Claire Fairman, Martha Wrench, Will Castle, Niamh Ennis.