Böcker av Beth Flintoff

An impassioned, unsentimental and sharp-witted play about the Suffragette cause, centring on the remarkable story of Rose Lamartine Yates.

Summer, 1827. In a red barn in Suffolk, Maria Marten awaits her lover. A year later, hidden in a grain sack under the floor of the barn, Maria's body is found, barely identifiable - and the manhunt begins. First performed by an all-female cast, Beth Flintoff's thrilling play rediscovers Maria's story, bringing it back to vivid, urgent life.

Inspired by the tapestries created when Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned by her cousin Queen Elizabeth I, The Glove Thiefis part of Platform. Aimed at addressing gender imbalance in theatre, Platform comprises big-cast plays with predominantly or all-female casts, written specifically for performance by young actors.