About the Show

A gripping musical retelling of the Pendle Witch Trials, where the accuser becomes the accused.

Set against the backdrop of the 1612 Pendle Witch Trials, this powerful new musical follows Jennet, a woman haunted by her past. As a child, she accused her own family of witchcraft—now, 21 years later, she finds herself imprisoned alongside the very women she once condemned. With her faith unraveling, Jennet must confront a dark legacy spanning generations. Directed by Olivier Award-winner Miranda Cromwell and featuring music by Grammy-winning Daisy Chute, this thrilling production weaves haunting melodies and soaring anthems into a stirring reexamination of history. 13 women, bound by fate, rise together against the forces that seek to silence them.

Critic Reviews (6)

"Coven is imbued with plenty of burning anger and several stirring musical moments. However, as so many ingredients have been thrown into the cauldron, it needs a stronger book to support the weight of its themes."
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"The show is horribly coarse-grained, wooden and obvious in the first half, squandering the acting talents and the giant blues voices of Brooks and Shiloh Coke, and the diva stylings of Redding."
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"Subtext-free and politically heavy-handed, its feminism is of the crudest, most placard-brandishing variety. "
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"This is a musical very much in development...and ready to be made leaner and cleaner before, hopefully, another run."
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"With an excellent cast, some anthemic music and thought-provoking themes, 'Coven' needs tighter focus, but with work it has the potential to cast a spell."
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"The drama never breathes, crushed by the weight of political points being made and repeated with wearying frequency."
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