Overview
For these women's stitches have the power to
change not just their own lives, but the course of English history.
Inspired by the tapestries created when Mary Queen of Scots was
imprisoned by her cousin Queen Elizabeth I, The Glove Thief by Beth
Flintoff is part of Platform, an initiative from Tonic Theatre in
partnership with Nick Hern Books. Aimed at addressing gender imbalance
in theatre, Platform comprises big-cast plays with predominantly or
all-female casts, written specifically for performance by young actors.