“Tell him, my mourning weeds are laid aside,
And I am ready to put armour on.”*

Photographs of the final rehearsal and performance of Margaret of Anjou – A New play by Shakespeare, drawing together the scenes and words of Margaret of Anjou, whose turbulent life spans 4 of Shakespeare’s plays. For the first time Margaret emerges as the central character in a text recreated by Elizabeth Schafer and Philippa Kelly and directed by Rebecca McCutcheon with design by Talulah Mason; A powerful and immersive event to respond to with my camera.

Read more about the project and performance on Rebecca McCutcheon’s blog.

*Queen Margaret, Henry VI part III, Act III, Sc. III