The Light Burns Blue
During the first world war, seventeen year old Elsie Wright fools the world into believing she has photographed fairies in her garden. An ambitious young reporter seeks to expose Elsie as a fraud. But as she looks at the facts, she begins to think there is more to Elsie’s story than a simple hoax.
Commissioned by Tonic Theatre and Nick Hern Books.
Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 2015, directed by Lisa Gregan.
“A fresh and dynamic retelling and re-imagining of The Cottingley Fairies legend”
“A delightful, often humorous but overall emotionally charged piece of original theatre”
Photos by Paul Blakemore