New plays can derive from many sources: a vivid imagination, novels, diaries, real-life episodes, autobiography, biography and history. Elena Mazzon's The Popess, drawing on the real-life figures of Giugliema of Bohemia and Maifreda Pirovano, one of her staunchest followers, places centre stage a remarkable and little known women's story. In a tiny, darkly lit studio […] The full version of the article "The Popess"…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 08:24PM on August 30, 2024