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The Manningtree Witches review – Ava Pickett’s gripping follow-up to Tudor hit 1536

The targets of the infamous 17th-century ‘witchfinder general’ narrate a powerful play based on AK Blakemore’s novel

The Guardian - UK

Cynthia Erivo is Dracula, Gentleman Jack does ballet and Phil Wang’s mega-tour: theatre, dance and comedy in 2026

Lesley Manville and Aidan Turner unite for Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Michael Sheen launches Welsh National Theatre and Bridget Christie revs up for a return to the stage

The Guardian - UK

Emma at the Rose Theatre: Jane Austen will be laughing in her grave

3/5 Ava Pickett’s new adaptation is not for purists, but it is very funny

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Emma review – Austen’s comedy of manners gets an exaggerated Essex makeover

Ava Pickett’s modern-day adaptation of the novel adds pop music, farce and clowning but lacks gimlet-eyed observations

The Guardian - UK

1536 turns Anne Boleyn’s downfall into a witty, wrenching parable of girlhood

4/5 The themes of female friendships, misogyny and the trickle-down effects of patriarchy are as present today as they are in this play set 500 years ago

The Independent UK

1536 review – three Tudor friends throw sharp light on Anne Boleyn’s execution

Ava Pickett’s bold debut shows how a trio of ordinary women in rural Essex learn of the queen’s death, and speaks clearly to our own age

The Guardian - UK

1536 at the Almeida Theatre review: Ava Pickett's debut play is electrifying

4/5 This look at Anne Boleyn’s life is bold, idiosyncratic and disturbingly funny

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‘I don’t buy it’ … Ava Pickett on her play about Anne Boleyn’s treason and incest

Was the second wife of Henry VIII really guilty of the crimes she was beheaded for? Pickett’s award-winning new play takes a sideways look at her downfall – by imagining its impact on everyday women

The Guardian - UK

Ava Pickett’s drama of female friendship in Tudor England wins Susan Smith Blackburn prize

Pickett’s ‘very funny and very angry’ play 1536 follows three women as they discuss the arrest of Anne Boleyn

The Guardian - UK

Two new plays in London up for $25,000 Susan Smith Blackburn prize

Dramas by April De Angelis and Rhianna Ilube have been nominated for the prestigious award honouring female, transgender and non-binary playwrights

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