Premiering at Wandsworth Arts Fringe 15/16 June 2024. Tickets available here.
Italy 13th Century: the Guglielmites heretical sect is causing havoc in Milan. Their leader, Guglielma of Bohemia, who is believed to be the second coming of the Holy Spirit, appoints a nun as her Popess. This alone was a stake-worthy conviction, but to make things worse, Guglielma and Maifreda announced the beginning of a new female-led era, where only women could save mankind from eternal suffering.
What could possibly go wrong?
Join us in the dungeon of the inquisition to unravel the mystery of a true, early feminist movement in the Italian misogynistic religious history.
The Popess investigates the discrepancies between religion and faith, the connection between religion and power and, ultimately, explores the real meaning of freedom.
