A Faithful Shepherdess

23 Jun

Director Luke McDonald
Producer Vanessa Chan
Writer Monica Yell, after John Fletcher
Designer Olivia Gough
Special thanks to Joe Poole, Josephine Hamon, Ben Mansell, Georgia Geupel, and Seren Parri

Devon, 1602. Meet Clorin: healer, hermit… definitely not a witch.
At summer solstice, Clorin’s instant connection with a young priest collides with her best friend’s betrothal. As both women risk the treacherous waters of love in a game loaded against them, their lives, and the script itself, splinter into chaos.
This witty, unsettling, radical reimagining of a forgotten Elizabethan tragicomedy asks what women must sacrifice to step beyond the roles they are forced to play.

ALSO LOOK OUT FOR: Eco Crafting Workshop – Eco lovers watch this space! More information to be announced shortly.

Show duration: 70 mins
Content warnings: misogyny (present), violence (present), death (present), blood (present), sexual assault – male against female (mentioned), sexual assault – female against male (present), childbirth (mentioned)

Dates

Tue 23 Jun, 2pm
Tue 23 Jun, 7pm

Prices

Standard	£7
Concessions (Mountview alumni/access/under 18/student/unemployed)*	£6
Southwark Presents Cardholder	£5
Multi-buy offer - 3 shows	£15

Venue

The Backstage Theatre, Mountview, 120 Peckham Hill Street, London SE15 5JT

To Book

020 8881 2201

Our box office hours are currently Monday-Friday 9am-8pm and Saturday 9am-3pm. Online booking is 24 hours, but phone and in-person bookings should be made within these times. Tickets are booked subject to Mountview's terms and conditions

Access and Concessions Bookings

*Please bring proof of ID when purchasing concession tickets. Access tickets are charged at the concession rate. Audience members who require a companion ticket can book this by contacting the box office team on [email protected] or 020 8881 2201.

Luke McDonald

Director

Originally from Coventry, Luke has a First-Class BA (Hons) Degree in Theatre from the University of York. Elizabethan/Jacobean plays are his happy place; he has been an actor at Shakespeare’s Birthplace, and a technician at Taunton Brewhouse and Battersea Arts Centre. His Mountview highlights include directing After the End, Twelfth Night, Albion, and Measure for Measure as Assistant Director. For the latter two, he also designed/programmed the lighting and sound.

Vanessa Chan

Producer

Vanessa is a creative producer from Hong Kong who has been based in London for the past four years. She was named the “Best Contributor to the Arts” for her producing work at UCL, where she studied BA Philosophy. She is particularly interested in musical theatre, live music, global majority work and creative direction. She recently completed a placement at The Lost Estate, where she supported the design department for Chat Noir! (2026) and The Great Christmas Feast (2025).