7.00pm-8.30pm (drinks and performance)
Pre-review performance of a new play
Tickets: £18.00
The Byron Society is thrilled to announce we are working with noted playwright Deborah Clair and CLAIR/OBSCUR Theatre to support the preview performance of a new play about Byron’s life, Dangerous to Know.
Prior to the play, there is an opportunity to join us for a fantastic Byron Quiz, starting at 5.30pm. This will take place at Newstead Abbey, in the West Room above the café, and is free to join.
SYNOPSIS OF THE PLAY
LORD BYRON: Dangerous to Know
Summer 1841
Claire Clairmont, Lord Byron’s former mistress, has just laid her mother to rest before heading back to Europe. However, a letter with a secret passed to Claire at the funeral has raked up painful memories about their scandalous affair and a nagging conviction that she must uncover the truth.
Resolving she cannot do this alone, Claire co-opts her half sister, Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein to help. After all, Mary was part of the Byron set; she’ll know what to do. However, the past is sordid, murky and digging for answers requires getting your hands dirty. And are they prepared for what will be unearthed?
CLAIR/OBSCUR Theatre offers a reappraisal of the legendary poet to mark the bicentenary of his death in 2024…