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Her Naked Skin

Militancy in the Suffragette Movement is at its height. Thousands of women of all classes serve time in Holloway Prison in their fight to gain the vote.

  • Full Length Play
  • Drama

London 1913. Militancy in the Suffragette Movement is at its height. Thousands of women of all classes serve time in Holloway Prison in their fight to gain the vote. Amongst them in Lady Celia Cain who feels trapped by both the policies of the day and the shackles of a frustrating marriage. Inside, she meets a young seamstress, Eve Douglas, and her life spirals into an erotic but dangerous chaos.

The play is set as a crucial moment when, with emancipation almost in sight, women refuse to let the establishment stand in their way.

REVIEWS:

"4 STARS!"

 Evening Standard, The Guardian, The Independent, Time Out

"A great drama about women, by a woman, at the Olivier."

 The Independent

"An outstanding new play..."

 Daily Telegraph

Premiere Production: Her Naked Skin premiered at the National Theatre, London, in July 2008.
  • Casting: 15M, 10F
  • Casting Attributes: Expandable casting

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London 1913. Militancy in the Suffragette Movement is at its height. Thousands of women of all classes serve time in Holloway Prison in their fight to gain the vote. Amongst them in Lady Celia Cain who feels trapped by both the policies of the day and the shackles of a frustrating marriage. Inside, she meets a young seamstress, Eve Douglas, and her life spirals into an erotic but dangerous chaos.

The play is set as a crucial moment when, with emancipation almost in sight, women refuse to let the establishment stand in their way.

$24.95