“The world, according to the best geographers is divided into Europe, Asia, Africa, America and Romney Marsh. In this last-named, and fifth, quarter of the globe, a Witch may still be occasionally discovered in favourable, i.e. stormy, seasons, weathering Dungeness Point in an eggshell, or careering on her broomstick over Dymchurch wall.”

 

Mrs Botherby’s Story: The Leech of Folkestone, set in the depths of Romney Marsh, tells the macabre but humorous tale of a woman so fed up with her husband, she sets out to rid herself of him with the help of the local doctor. The play contains mediaeval folklore, comic and colourful characters, supernatural themes and beautiful, dramatic descriptions of the landscape of southeast Kent. 

 

Through the unique theatrical methodology of training & devising called The Viewpoints, FPAC's ensemble is able to tell this community story in dynamic and unexpected ways. Full of colour, music, visual delights, smells and a great story, this production sets out to immerse and revive the senses of its audience.

 

The Leech is particularly suitable for touring throughout Kent because of its Kent-specific source material. The play is self-sufficient & technically adaptable and has been devised for non-theatrical spaces. It is a show for all ages to tour in the spring. It is a perfect piece of story-telling theatre to hear myths and legends of the local area.

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Please get in touch if you want further details about the tour and how to book the show.