'As long as you only have one sort of person telling the stories, well then our world will just end up looking very like that one sort of person. It makes sense, doesn't it?'
1841. Mary Ann Evans is of marriageable age. Her father has recently moved with her to Bird Grove House, with the sole purpose of finding her a suitable husband. But Mary Ann's remarkable intellect and growing self-confidence are forming progressive new ideas in her mind; ideas that challenge her father's most strongly held beliefs.
If she is to become the writer she has always dreamt of being, Mary Ann will have to break every societal convention expected of her.
A funny and poignant exploration of family ties and self-determination, Alexi Kaye Campbell's play Bird Grove tells the untold story of the woman who was to become one of England's greatest writers: George Eliot. It premiered at Hampstead Theatre, London, in 2026, directed by Anna Ledwich.
| ISBN: | 9781839045554 |
| Publication date: | 26th February 2026 |
| Author: | Alexi Kaye Campbell |
| Publisher: | Nick Hern Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 144 pages |
| Series: | NHB Modern Plays |
| Genres: |
Modern and contemporary plays (c 1900 onwards) Plays, playscripts |
'As long as you only have one sort of person telling the stories, well then our world will just end up looking very like that one sort of person. It makes sense, doesn't it?'
1841. Mary Ann Evans is of marriageable age. Her father has recently moved with her to Bird Grove House, with the sole purpose of finding her a suitable husband. But Mary Ann's remarkable intellect and growing self-confidence are forming progressive new ideas in her mind; ideas that challenge her father's most strongly held beliefs.
If she is to become the writer she has always dreamt of being, Mary Ann will have to break every societal convention expected of her.
A funny and poignant exploration of family ties and self-determination, Alexi Kaye Campbell's play Bird Grove tells the untold story of the woman who was to become one of England's greatest writers: George Eliot. It premiered at Hampstead Theatre, London, in 2026, directed by Anna Ledwich.
Bird Grove features in the following genres: Modern and contemporary plays (c 1900 onwards), Plays, playscripts
Bird Grove is available in Paperback
Bird Grove was written by Alexi Kaye Campbell and published by Nick Hern Books
Bird Grove has 144 pages
Yes it is part of NHB Modern Plays series
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