The Nine Day Queen
Stage Manager/Lighting + Sound Designer
Stage Manager/Lighting + Sound Designer
Photos by Lottie Neal Photography
May 2024
The Nine-Day Queen follows 15-year-old Lena and Rita. When an attack puts Lena in a coma, Rita sits by her side for nine days. Wracked by survivor’s guilt and overcome by rage and grief, she hallucinates the ghost of Lady Jane Grey. For nine days, Rita and Jane teach each other to be brave in a world where women’s bravery can feel futile. An intergenerational exploration of female plight through the ages, The Nine-Day Queen interrogates female resistance and celebrates the power of sisterhood in the face of adversity.
Rita - Maddie White
Lena - Moya Matthews
Lady Jane Grey - Samantha Allison
Nurse Val - Lizzie O'Reilly
Writer/Director - Jen Tucker
Movement Director - Elise Gibson
Stage Manager/Lighting + Sound Designer - Beth Scott
Assistant Stage Manager - Lauren Beswick
In Collaboration With Itchy Feet Theatre
Reviews
"The setting of the Baron’s Court theatre is almost eerie, with its darkened walls completely blacked out from the light of day. This makes it more impressive with the lighting design by Beth Scott. We are seamlessly able to transition between life outside and life confined within the hospital ward. Equally, the soundtrack choice fits the playlist of an angsty teenager, showing we are within Rita’s world."
Alice Kennedy, The Reviews Hub