Lucy Worsley’s theatre tour launched last week at The Anvil in Basingstoke, where she presented an illustrated tour through the dark story of our fascination with murder. ‘A Very British Murder’ continues on 1st August at The Tachhi Morris Acts Centre, with more dates and theatre appearances through to the end of October; the locations and dates for all of Lucy’s theatre appearances can be found below.
In ‘A Very British Murder’, Lucy shares secrets and explores the history of this phenomenon in forensic detail, examining not only the crimes themselves but also how murder became a form of middle-class entertainment through novels, plays, artifacts and the press. From a Regency serial killer to Agatha Christie, this is the story of how crime was turned into art.
An excellent overview of how the consumption of crime became a dominant part of our cultural landscape - The Sunday Times
Worsley captures this bloody love affair very well - The Independent
Lucy’s tour also includes ‘If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of Your Home’, where she will take her audiences through a trip, discovering the hygiene and homely habits of the British over the past 800 years. Here Lucy covers our historic habits in the bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, and living room, as well as how people used to get dressed, married, cleaned teeth, breastfed, and much more!
Anyone who lives in a home with a kitchen, living room, bathroom, and bedroom will delight in reading this history of the development of home life. - Kirkus Media
A very enjoyable beginner’s guide to British domestic life - Mail on Sunday
If you would like to book for 'If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of Your Home', please see below for show dates and venues.
Presented in association with Clive Conway Productions, you can attend Lucy’s ‘A Very British Murder’ at multiple venues:
If you would like to attend ‘If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of Your Home’, please see below for venues and dates: