Arsema Thomas (Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story) will make her stage debut in Chiara Atik’s Poor Clare, which opens at Richmond’s Orange Tree Theatre in July.
Thomas will star alongside Freddy Carter (Agnes Colander) in Blanche McIntyre’s production, which is described as a sharp, funny and moving play that speaks powerfully to the world we live in today.
I’m still going to like, do charity, probably even more than I do now.
Clare has it all. She’s a super-rich noblewoman living her best life in medieval Assisi, trying out hairstyles, and sharing the latest gossip with her sister and maids.
Everything is on track for her to marry some super-rich nobleman and live super-richly ever after. But on the streets of Assisi, she meets Francis, who’s sharing some of the wildest ideas Clare has ever heard. And when she listens to what he has to say, her eyes are opened to a whole new way of living.
Directed by McIntyre, the set & costume designer is Eleanor Bull, with lighting designer Oliver Fenwick and sound designer George Dennis.
Poor Clare opens on July 16, with previews from July 12, and runs until August 9.
Tickets go on general sale on Friday, May 23: Poor Clare