The Duchess
Author(s):
Zinnie Harris, adapted from John Webster’s The Duchess of Malfi
Company:
Trafalgar Theatre Productions, Eilene Davidson Productions and Fiery Angel
Age recommendation:
12+ years
Recently widowed and in search for a new lease of life, the Duchess (Jodie Whittaker) defies her family’s wishes by remarrying beneath her class. However, when her brothers, driven by insurmountable greed and rage, discover her second marriage, they unleash a series of cruel and devastating punishments against her that repress her power. But will their vicious atrocities come back to haunt them?
Directed and adapted by Zinnie Harris (Macbeth (an undoing)), this adaptation of Webster’s drama explores the depths of the patriarchy against female resistance.
