Catherine Cookson's Tilly Trotter
Thu 29 Apr
|The Dickens Suite, The Assembly Rooms
Branded a witch. Desired by the master. Determined to survive. Dame Catherine Cookson's iconic heroine takes the stage in a brand-new one-woman adaptation by Jamie Brown, performed by one of the North East's most exciting emerging talents. Casting to be announced soon.
Time & Location
29 Apr 2027, 19:30 – 21:30
The Dickens Suite, The Assembly Rooms, Fenkle St, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
About the event
TILLY TROTTER
By Dame Catherine Cookson. Adapted for the stage by Jamie Brown.
The village calls her a witch. The men call her something else entirely. Tilly Trotter just wants to live.
In the harsh mining country of 19th-century Northumberland, a young woman's beauty and spirit make her a target for superstition, jealousy and the dangerous attention of the powerful. Turned on by her neighbours and drawn into the household of the local mine owner, Tilly must find her way through a world that has already decided who she is.
Catherine Cookson's Tilly Trotter is one of the best-loved novels from Britain's most-read storyteller. This brand-new adaptation by Jamie Brown puts Tilly at the centre, letting her tell her own story in her own voice, in an intimate one-woman production created especially for the Catherine Cookson Festival.
The title role will be played by one of the North East's most…
Tickets
From £33.50 to £38.50