Since She Burned
presented by Tangled Cats Theatre
‘Since She Burned’ is a queer-feminist adaptation of Espy W.H. Williams' Witchcraft or The Witch of Salem. The story follows Amy Fairfax as she grapples with the accusation of witchcraft.
Goody Fairfax has been burned at the stake, and now her daughter, Amy, has been accused of witchcraft. Lacking a formal accusation, the townspeople are uncertain what to believe.
Caught between a power-hungry system and a hysterical community, will Amy escape the folly, or will she be burned like her mother?
Set during the peak witch-hunt era in Salem, 1693, ‘Since She Burned’ critiques mass hysteria and misogynistic accusations as a way to oppress women.
‘Since She Burned’ places queer and feminist voices at the forefront and reclaims autonomy for women, overtly revealing the nature of contemporary political “witch-hunts”.
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Creative Team
Creative Leads
Aspen Jackman: Dramaturg
Emily Coyle: Stage Manager
Isabelle Lindsey: Design Lead & Costume Designer
Crew
Kathy Keane: Director
Angela Pelham: Intimacy Director
Sophie Spencer: Photographer & Publicist
Murphy Cody: Set & Props Designer
Renee Thompson: Sound Designer & Composer
Edie Moore: Lighting Designer
Tyler Heesterman: AV Designer
Jamie Sayers: SFX & Make-up Artist
Cast
Sophie Spooner as Amy Fairfax
Hannah Taylor as Cecily Aldrich
Paniwaka Curtis as Justice Harthorne
Hannah Richardson as Rev. Cotton Mather
Jack Cullen as Calvin Breed
Noah Kaio as Mason Benton
Dom Flanagan as Dick Felton
Image credit: Sophie Spencer (@sophiesdramscape). Image description: Three women holding a candle centered in the image, surrounded by darkness. Title reads: Tangled Cats Theatre presents… ‘Since She Burned’. At the bottom of the image, it reads “An American Witchhunt Play”, 25th - 28th November 2026 | Bats Theatre, 1 Kent Tce.
