Inside Rehearsals... Women, Beware the Devil

The writer, director and full cast of Women, Beware the Devil give us a glimpse inside rehearsals of this deadly new play of treachery and trickery. WOMEN, BEWARE THE DEVIL by Lulu Raczka Directed by Rupert Goold “This may be the biggest But it is far from the first sacrifice I’ve made for this house And I’m sure it won’t be the last But don’t fret. I’m ready.” England, 1640. A war is brewing. Rumours are flying. A household is in crisis. …and the Devil’s having some fun. For Lady Elizabeth nothing is more important than protecting her family’s legacy and their ancestral home. When that comes under threat, she elicits the help of Agnes, a young servant suspected of witchcraft. But Agnes has dark dreams of her own for this house. — The Almeida Theatre exists to launch the next generation of British artists onto the world stage. We make argument for theatre as an essential force in an increas