The Welkin
Closing: June 30, 2024The Welkin - 2024 Off-Broadway History , Info & More
Linda Gross Theater
336 West 20th Street New York, NY 10011
Rural England, 1759. As the country awaits the return of Halley’s comet, a young woman is sentenced to death. When she tries to escape the noose by claiming she is pregnant, twelve ordinary women are gathered to decide whether she is telling the truth. A dark, fierce, funny play about democracy and housework.
The Welkin - 2024 - Off-Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR The Welkin
Atlantic Theater Company’s Off-Broadway premiere of ‘The Welkin’ is loud, long, and loaded with anachronisms
7 / 10
What The Welkin lacks in subtlety it over-compensates for in length. Everyone has a different sense of humor and taste in comedy, but for me, this was overloaded, unfocused, and in need of some serious editing. And if you’re looking for a laugh-out-loud happy ending, you should go see a musical.
Sandra Oh and a Cast of Downtown All-Stars Illuminate a Period Thriller
7 / 10
Lizzie and Sally may be the core duo, but Kirkwood offers her secondary characters the best material. Susannah Perkins is wonderful as Mary, one of several comic-relief characters, notable for her dim-witted sweetness (she “does not know which glove belongs on which hand,” Lizzie says); Ann Harada shines as a lusty, menopausal mischief-maker, who takes great joy in humiliating the humorless bailiff. Sarah (Hannah Cabell) is a mute jury member who forces herself to speak after years of silence; her hoarse confession that she has seen a cloven-hoofed woman, spitting on blackberries to make them sour, is the dense, dark heart of “The Welkin.” Sarah has, until her outburst, seemed affable and sane, and when she tells the others not only that she met a devil-woman but that the demon delivered Sarah’s baby, the women all accept her testimony as though it makes perfect sense. It’s like the moment in a village-gone-bad thriller, say, “Midsommar” or “The Wicker Man,” when you realize that everybody’s in on it. A sweet face is no guarantee that the mind behind it isn’t wriggling like a bag of snakes.
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by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 25, 2024
Get a first look at footage of The Welkin at Atlantic Theater Company. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 14, 2024
The American premiere of The Welkin, written by Lucy Kirkwood (Tony Award nominee, The Children) and directed by Sarah Benson (Obie Award winner, Fairview) has been extended. Learn how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 12, 2024
Read the reviews for The Welkin at Atlantic Theater Company.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 10, 2024
Get a first look at photos of The Welkin starring Sandra Oh and more at Atlantic Theater Company!
by Josh Sharpe - June 5, 2024
Golden Globe award-winning actress Sandra Oh stopped by The TODAY Show on Wednesday to discuss some of her latest projects, including the Off-Broadway play The Welkin, which is currently in previews. Watch the interview!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 24, 2024
Get a first look at rehearsals for The Welkin! Learn how to purchase tickets.
The Welkin History
Other Productions of The Welkin
| 2024 | Off-Broadway |
Atlantic Theater Company Off-Broadway Premiere Production Off-Broadway |
The Welkin - 2024 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Drama League Awards | DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE | Sandra Oh |
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