A Middle Child production in collaboration with Milk Presents

Written by Ellen Brammar

Music by Rachel Barnes

Directed by Luke Skilbeck and Paul Smith

Music hall, theatre and drag king swagger collide as Modest brings you Elizabeth Thompson – megastar of the Victorian art scene.

In 1874 Elizabeth stuns the Royal Academy with her painting, Roll Call. Five years later, she falls two votes short of becoming the first woman elected to the academy.

In between, she must shoulder the hopes and dreams of women across the country, while fighting for her place at a table full of top hats, ties and mutton chop beards.

I was the Assistant Director, appointed through the National Theatre Studio Kindling program.

I wrote a blog for Middle Child all about the 1-week research and development project at the National Theatre Studio, which you can read here.