Sabbat

This powerful play attempts to unravel the mysteries behind the trial of the Pendle Witches. Did Alice Nutter and the others really take part in a witches Sabbat? Or were these Pendle folk innocent victims at a time of persecution, paranoia and superstition? Sabbat imagines the events leading up to the trial and execution of […]

Good Friday 1612. High on a hill in the wild and lawless area of Pendle, a secret meeting is held at Malkin Tower. By the end of the year, most of those present have been sentenced to death at Lancaster Castle – hanged for the crime of witchcraft. This powerful play attempts to unravel the