Crypthand is a new Canadian play that imagines the early life of Anne Lister, a 19th-century diarist, businesswoman and queer icon in Halifax (UK). This theatrical comedy tells the story of Anne’s first relationship with her school roommate Eliza Raine and the lengths they go to keep their love secret. In their attic bedroom, they invent a unique code that allows them to express their affections without being found out, but what happens when the code is discovered?
Developed by local theatre company at the 2019 PARC Retreat, Crypthand won the Best Original Script award at the 2019 Halifax Fringe Festival. In 2022 Gale Force Theatre mounted a full production of Crypthand at the Bus Stop Theatre in Halifax, NS where it won Outstanding Emerging Production at the Theatre Nova Scotia Merritt Awards. The following summer it received its second professional production as a part of The Ship’s Theatre Company’s season in Parrsboro, NS. Lily Falk’s Crypthand is the winner of the Playwright Guild of Canada’s RBC Emerging Playwright Award of 2022. This project was supported by Arts Nova Scotia and the Canada Council for the Arts. Originally created with for a small cast, Neptune YPCo will be working with the playwright, Lily Falk to develop this show into a full ensemble play feature local youth.
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