1623 theatre company and Barn Theatre Productions present

Ellen Terry 
Shakespeare's Leading Lady

Written by Stuart Lydon.
Devised by Ben Spiller and Jane Upton.

Saturday 31 July 2010 at 7pm
Smallhythe Place, Tenterden, Kent

A memory play that celebrates the life and work of Dame Ellen Alice Terry, the queen of the Victorian theatre whose celebrated performances of Shakespeare's women have become legendary.

1623 is delighted to return to Ellen's home at Smallhythe to perform in the beautiful Barn Theatre after a successful sell-out performance last summer.

"It seems to me very wonderful that I should still be remembered. I know I have to thank Shakespeare for it. It is because I am associated with him in people’s minds, because the parts of his I played are more enduring than ‘marble or the gilded monument', that I am not forgotten"
: Ellen Terry 

"1623 has created a moving and thought-provoking piece of theatre ... a unique insight into an extraordinary personality"
: National Trust 

All tickets £12. Book with the National Trust online here or call 08442 491 895.

CAST
Adam Buss  Tom Ladd 
Jane Upton  Ellen Terry

PRODUCTION TEAM
Christopher Lydon  Music and sound
Stuart Lydon  Stage manager
Ben Spiller Director

Take a look at Jane's jottings on Ellen Terry to find out how this extraordinary new memory play came about. For images from the performance at Smallhythe last year, click here.