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Thursday, January 30

Tag: Joanna Carrick

Joanna Carrick, writer, and director of The Ungodly at Southwark Playhouse Borough
Interviews

Joanna Carrick, writer, and director of The Ungodly at Southwark Playhouse Borough

As we move towards winter with its dark nights; Halloween, or to give it its Celtic name, Samhain; is our first festival to celebrate ‘as the dead walk the earth’ according to ancient myths.  Witches have become a part of this festival, undoubtedly due to the witch trials, and the many ‘witch’ deaths.  The Ungodly delves into the mid-17th century era of the witch trials, focusing upon Witchfinder General, Matthew Hopkins’ stepsister Susan Edwards.  North West End UK’s Deputy Editor, Caroline Worswick,  discussed the witch trials with the play’s writer and director Joanna Carrick. The Ungodly begins its story in 1645, set in the village of Mistley, on the Stour Estuary.  Can you explain how the Witch Trials were introduced into 17th-century England? It was a t...