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Walkern, 1712. England has been free from witch-hunts for decades until Jane Wenham is blamed for a tragic death and charged with witchcraft. A terrifying ordeal begins, as the village is torn between those who want to save Jane''s life and those who claim they want to save her soul.

Inspired by events in a Hertfordshire village, the play explores sex and society''s hunger to find and create witches.

Rebecca Lenkiewicz''s Jane Wenham: The Witch of Walkern premiered at Watford Palace Theatre before going on UK tour in September 2015, in an Out of Joint, Watford Palace Theatre and Arcola Theatre co-production, in association with Eastern Angles.

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    Publisher: Faber & Faber
    Publication Date: 01/10/2015
    ISBN13: 9780571329298, 978-0571329298
    ISBN10: 0571329292
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    Witchcraft and wicca Witchcraft / Witches

    Description

    Book Synopsis

    Walkern, 1712. England has been free from witch-hunts for decades until Jane Wenham is blamed for a tragic death and charged with witchcraft. A terrifying ordeal begins, as the village is torn between those who want to save Jane''s life and those who claim they want to save her soul.

    Inspired by events in a Hertfordshire village, the play explores sex and society''s hunger to find and create witches.

    Rebecca Lenkiewicz''s Jane Wenham: The Witch of Walkern premiered at Watford Palace Theatre before going on UK tour in September 2015, in an Out of Joint, Watford Palace Theatre and Arcola Theatre co-production, in association with Eastern Angles.

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