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• Winner of Edinburgh Fringe First Award 2023

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'An incantation, working dark magic into a small room' * Financial Times * 'Atmospheric retelling of a famous witch trial… there's a sensuousness to the storytelling… appealingly energetic' * The Stage * 'Electrifying… equally intense and playful' * Playbill * 'An energetic, subtle, genuinely amusing, hard-hitting piece that ties the effects of violence and suspicion to the patriarchal structure and all its demands… feminist fringe theatre at its best' * Broadway World * 'Tantalisingly layered… deceptively messy and exquisitely controlled… Dirty Hare is undoubtedly a company to follow' -- Lyn Gardner * Stagedoor *

'An incantation, working dark magic into a small room' * Financial Times * 'Vital and exciting... anarchic... fizzes with fairground energy' * Guardian * 'Atmospheric retelling of a famous witch trial… there's a sensuousness to the storytelling… appealingly energetic' * The Stage * 'Electrifying… equally intense and playful' * Playbill * 'An energetic, subtle, genuinely amusing, hard-hitting piece that ties the effects of violence and suspicion to the patriarchal structure and all its demands… feminist fringe theatre at its best' * Broadway World (2023) * 'Tantalisingly layered… deceptively messy and exquisitely controlled… Dirty Hare is undoubtedly a company to follow' -- Lyn Gardner * Stagedoor * 'Fresh, exhilarating and enormous fun... brilliant' * Evening Standard * 'Enjoyably hallucinatory... a wild piece of gig theatre... very unconventional... A gleeful slap in the face of a show' * Time Out * 'An exhilarating feat of historical storytelling... a rare gem of a show... grabs your attention and doesn't let go... thrilling, bold and metatheatrical... truly remarkable' * Broadway World (2024) * 'Riveting... a masterful command of storytelling... a nuanced exploration of witch-hunting and the pervasive effects of the patriarchy... vivid, feverish, and visually captivating' * Reviews Hub * 'Provocative and electrifying... a gripping and surreal narrative... an exhilarating experience that is both thought-provoking and emotionally resonant' * Theatre Weekly * 'Explosive, sophisticated and unapologetic... [Dirty Hare is] a true ensemble of creatives who have their teeth in all aspects of the play and have something to say' * West End Best Friend *

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Lydia Higman is a historian, writer and musician. She was a co-creator and cast member of Gunter (Dirty Hare, Edinburgh Fringe 2023; Royal Court Theatre, 2024). She has consulted on a range of theatre projects and history books, and is the main songwriter for folk band Iris & Steel. Julia Grogan is an actor and writer. She was a co-creator and cast member of Gunter (Dirty Hare, Edinburgh Fringe 2023; Royal Court Theatre, 2024). She has been a Writer on Attachment at the RSC and part of Channel 4 Screenwriters. Rachel Lemon is a freelance theatre director, teacher and facilitator.  She is a member of Dirty Hare theatre company, whose productions include: Gunter (Edinburgh Fringe 2023; Royal Court Theatre, 2024) and Belly up (2020).

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