Lolly Willowes

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Sylvia Townsend Warner's magical book about a woman who becomes a witch.

Sylvia Townsend Warner's wondrous novel about a woman who finally finds fulfilment in her life when she takes up witchcraft.

by Sylvia Townsend Warner
Adapted by Sarah Daniels

Laura ..... Louise Brealey
Titus ..... Hugh Skinner
Henry ..... Robert Bathurst
Caroline ..... Rhiannon Neads
Mrs Leek ..... Ellie Piercy
Satan ..... Sam Dale
Pandora ..... Grace Cooper Milton
Shopkeeper ..... Joseph Ayre
Mr Arbuthnot ..... Shaun Mason

Directed by Sally Avens

Lolly Willowes lives a quietly dull  life with her over bearing brother Henry and his family, but when she decides to move to the countryside she discovers a darker calling: witchcraft.

Sylvia Townsend Warner's wondrous novel was her attempt to show the world the unfulfilled potential that was to be found in women who were tied to hearth and home.  Women were 'sticks of dynamite' waiting to explode on to the world stage but so often denied the chance.  Published in 1926 the novel has been adapted by the  feminist playwright, Sarah Daniels.  It's a joyously comic ride that defies genre and pulsates with originality.

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