Susanna: A Soundscape

Immerse yourself in a soundscape of Susanna’s world – recordings within Hall’s Croft, its garden and at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage undulate with voices singing the ballads Susanna could have heard in her day-to-day life. A voice, perhaps it is Susanna, reads, thinks and acts on the writing of early modern women, including Amelia Lanyer, Mary Wroth, Dorothy Leigh – and the anonymous ‘receipts’ (recipes) for easing women’s health. A new poem responds to these women’s words.

Free to listen wherever you are, meet early modern women and their world…

This Soundscape is one of the outputs from The Susanna Hall & Hall’s Croft Project - a research and engagement project exploring Susanna Hall and her home, Hall's Croft, led by Dr Ailsa Grant Ferguson (University of Brighton) in collaboration with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Funded by AHRC (part of UKRI)