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Royaume-Uni
TAPESTRY
from 05 April 2027
to 31 July 2027
TAPESTRY
Exploring the Bayeux Tapestry through an original theatre/opera production
Performance, Spring 2027: An original play/opera ‘Tapestry’ set in 1076, ten years after the Battle of Hastings. The story centres on Queen Matilda, Gytha (Harold’s mother) and Cearo (a fictional Anglo-Saxon seamstress) as they converge on the making of the Tapestry. The play explores women’s power, grief and resistance at a time of war and conquest. Performed as theatre or opera with a professional cast, with community participants as seamstresses and chorus. The production includes the first known depiction of Halley’s Comet (1066) and poses the intriguing question of a subversive act hidden in the Tapestry that is still visible today.
Practical information
General public
Free admission
Partners: Hastings Library | Hastings Museum | White Rock Youth Theatre | Prologue Opera (Hastings)
Hastings Town Centre
57 Middle Street, Hastings, TN34 1NA, United Kingdom
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