Walking along the Strand in London to Trafalgar Square to try on a costume I become someone else.
Through the darkness I sense the character of a lady of Henley who met her death hung on holy ground in 1757.
Mary was not granted the right to appeal her conviction for poisoning her father.
She fed him a powder her lover gave her so that the father would let him marry her.
I have written a show to explain other problems created a difficult situation for Mary that were not considered at her 15 hour trial.
The 18th century prison cell she stayed in for almost a year was harsh. Is imprisonment enough for the worst of crimes?
Mary paid with her life. I spent time at historic Oxford Castle Prison to walk in her final footsteps. When I portray her I feel her strength. And now the costume completes the woman.
Hear my work and the story of Mary in Brighton Festival May 10-12 12pm here
