Arts Alive perform Pretty Witty Nell' in Adforton (From Hereford Times)

Arts Alive perform Pretty Witty Nell' in Adforton

8:00am Thursday 4th February 2010 in

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ARTS Alive is bringing a sparkling one-woman historical comedy, Pretty Witty Nell, to Adforton.

The Two Friends Production takes the audience on the journey of Nell Gwyn’s radiant yet bittersweet life.

Reportedly born in Hereford, Nell rises from the gutters of Covent Garden to become a glittering actress at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, surviving the plague and Great Fire to become the best-loved character of her day. Admired by Pepys and the muse of Dryden, she was the popular mistress of Charles II for 17 turbulent years. With the King on his death bed, and creditors knocking on her door, Nell tells all.

It is described as “an evening of effervescence and irreverence” suitable for those aged 12-plus.

“This is an entertaining, illuminating and amusing performance, a one-woman costume drama featuring Herefordshire’s historical totty,” says Sian Kerry, director of Arts Alive. “The show was at Stoke Prior last year and the feedback has been fantastic.”

Pretty Witty Nell is at Adforton Village Hall on Saturday at 7.30pm. Tickets should be pre-booked on 01568 770437.