This compelling new play weaves Woolf’s iconic writing on women with her polemic essay A Room of One’s Own, delivering a powerful critique of patriarchy with glimpses into her vulnerable mind. Drawing from Woolf’s novels; Orlando, one of the first transgender novels, To the Lighthouse and A Room of One’s Own which inspired the Bechdel Test, heralded ‘Anon’ as a woman writer and introduced us to the concept of ‘Shakespeare’s Sister’.
As the current wave of misogyny rises, this first-wave feminist’s voice resonates, celebrating women winning their freedom in literature, in life and in love.
Written and performed by Lucy Stevens who returns to the Assembly Rooms after her 5-star-review run of Gertrude Lawrence: A lovely way to spend an evening (2023) and her sold-out run in New York at 59E59 Theaters’ Brits Off-Broadway Festival (2025).
The play is directed by Scotsman Fringe First award winner Margarett Perry, an acclaimed director of new work and the Artistic Director of Twilight Theatre Company which has brought multiple award-winning new work to the Edinburgh Fringe.
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An Audience with Virginia Woolf: Writing One's Mind 