The Friendship of Jane Austen & Martha with Jane Glennie at 2 pm
Actress Jane Glennie brings to life the enduring friendship between Jane Austen and Martha Lloyd.
Jane Glennie is an actress who has specialised in heritage theatre for 30 years, writing, performing and directing short immersive shows to bring history to life. As a partner in Pedlars and Petticoats, Jane creates engaging and amusing monologues to tell stories of forgotten women, visiting museums, schools, village halls and theatres. She is also an experienced museum educator and board member of Proteus Theatre. Find out more at www.pedlarsandpetticoats.uk.
Adapting Classics for the Stage with Laura Turner at 3.30 pm
Laura has had over 50 plays produced nationally and internationally and is passionate about emotion-driven, genre-spanning stories that centre on untold female perspectives.
Laura is a playwright, screenwriter and actor from the East Midlands, passionate about emotion-driven, genre-spanning stories that centre on untold female perspectives. Her debut feature LAPWING (2021) received critical acclaim, and she has co-written RACE AGAINST THE STASI with BAFTA-winning screenwriter Lesley Paterson for IF IT IS Films. Laura has also had over 50 plays produced nationally and internationally, is an Associate Literary Artist at Nottingham Playhouse, and runs Fury Theatre, dedicated to ‘female stories told with fire’.
