Raunchy and racy, Rossetti’s Women, delves into the outrageous sex life and disastrous marriage of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, the 19th century poet, illustrator, painter and translator, who founded the Pre-Raphaelite
Brotherhood.
The Play
The story is told through the eyes of Fanny Cornforth, a prostitute who became Rossetti’s housekeeper, model and mistress. From the mid-1860’s Rossetti began to see the ghost of his wife, Lizzie,who had committed suicide after hearing that her husband was with Fanny. In order to impress his new love, Jane Morris he had exhumed Lizzie’s coffin to retrieve his poetry which he had buried with her. Fanny loved Rossetti until the end of his life and eventually she was the only woman. However, she was turned out of the house when Rossetti became ill and his estranged middle-class family decided to reclaim him shortly before his death in 1882. She got her own back in the sales of his paintings which she had ‘acquired’ during her time in the household.
Julia Munrow plays Fanny Cornforth in Rosetti’s Women.
The Cast
Emma Hopkins plays Elizabeth Siddal.
Starring Julia Munrow as Fanny Cornforth, Emma Hopkins as Elizabeth Siddal and Sarah Archer as Jane Morris.
Creatives
Joan Greening is an award winning playwright who has written sit-coms for ITV and had many plays published which are performed internationally. She has been writing and directing plays for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for many years.
SHOW DETAILS EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE AUGUST 2021
Sarah Archer plays Jane Morris.
Running time: 55 minutes
Dates and Times: 16th - 28th August 2021 12.05pm
Ticket prices: £8.00 / Concessions £6.00
Venue: VENUE 53 - Space @ Surgeons’ Hall, Bevan Theatre, Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW 0131 510 2384
Book online: https://tickets.edfringe.com