Plough Witches—a commission for Meadow Arts—re-imagines the traditional plough play for an all-female and non-binary cast

Plough plays are informal, pantomime-like performances by amateur actors depicting a battle of good versus evil. However, where women and non-binary people are currently excluded from most existing performances, Plough Witches emphasises their roles as custodians of the landscape and bearers of alternative traditions and customs…

 
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Plough Witches was shown at Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery from May—July 2021.

Aspects will be shown in the exhibition,‘There is Always Light’ at the Mead Gallery as part of the Coventry Biennial in October 2021.

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