The Vegan Tigress

A Victorian feminist fairytale writer accidentally summons a ghost. The spirit is the highly-offended mother of the lover the writer spurned years before. The opposing worlds of free spirits and corsets collide...

This is the London premiere of a new play that shines a light on author Mary De Morgan, a woman of independent means, a suffragist and an activist. Mary wrote several volumes of fairy tales, tearing up the rule book on expected outcomes for boys, girls and happy ever afters. The Vegan Tigress celebrates the art and act of storytelling. One of De Morgan’s fantastical tales is woven into this witty reimagining of the moment a formidable ghost from Mary’s past forces her to re-evaluate her own story. Playwright Claire Parker wittily shines a light on De Morgan and her sublime, subversive tales.

Audience Responses: “fearless theatre in love with storytelling”, “performances are magnificent and the writing sublime”, “clever and very moving”. .