First play reading of 2026

Haslemere Thespians' first playreading of 2026 is on Sunday 1 February at 5.30 pm at The Mill, Shottermill Rd, Haslemere GU27 3QE

The Welkin by Lucy Kirkwood premiered at the National Theatre in 2020.

Rural Suffolk, 1759. As the country waits for Halley's Comet, Sally Poppy is sentenced to hang for a heinous murder. When she claims to be pregnant, a jury of twelve matrons are taken from their housework to decide whether she's telling the truth, or simply trying to escape the noose. With only midwife Lizzy Luke prepared to defend the girl, and a mob baying for blood outside, the matrons wrestle with their new authority, and the devil in their midst.

Digital script available from David Greenwood david.greenwood19@btopenworld.com