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Adventure | Historical | Musical

A rollicking and romantic musical adventure inspired by the lives of notorious pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read.

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The Story

It's 1721, and London is abuzz with news of notorious pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read, currently languishing in Newgate Prison. It’s the perfect time for debt-ridden journalist Nathaniel Mist to exploit the public appetite and ghost-write a sensational (and hopefully best-selling) history of pirates. But as the balladeers and gossips on the streets of London build myths around the blood-thirsty, perverse lady pirates, Mist is forced to reckon with the real Bonny & Read...

The Ballad of Anne & Mary is an audio-adventure in five parts, starring musical sensation Christina Bianco, actress and comedian Sooz Kempner, Hamilton star Karl Queensborough, cabaret legend Le Gateau Chocolat, and more.

Fans of Hamilton, Outlander and Our Flag Means Death will love The Ballad Of Anne & Mary.

Cast & Crew

Creative Team

Directed by

Lindsay Sharman & Laurence Owen

Book & Lyrics by

Lindsay Sharman

Music, Lyrics, Sound Design & Editing by

Laurence Owen

Artwork by

Rebecca Pitt

Sensitivity Reader

Ray Stoeve

Cast

Christina Bianco - Anne Bonny

Sooz Kempner - Mary Read

Karl Queensborough - Nathaniel Mist

John Henry Falle - Jonathan Barnet

Carole Stennett - Bess the Ballad Singer

Le Gateau Chocolat - Capt. "Calico" Jack Rackham

Dominic Brewer - John Bonny, Fenwick

Hayley Evenett - Bob the Cabin Boy

James Ducker - Turnkey Scratby

Ivan Wilkinson - Thomas, Gregory

Helen Fullerton - Mrs Cormac, additional

Colette Boushell - Mary Brennan

Helen Fullerton - Mrs Cormac, additional

Colette Boushell - Mary Brennan

Laurence Owen - Capt. Graham, additional

Lindsay Sharman - Moll King, additional

Boomer - Dinky, Capt. Crackles

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