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Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?

Written By: Katherine Vondy
Length: 80-90 minutes
Cast Size: 9-25 actors (suggested casting: 8F, 8M)
Genre: Drama
Sub-Genre: Mystery, Historical, Suspense/Thriller
Synopsis:
While wandering Worcester, England in 1943, a teenage boy happened upon the skeleton of an unidentified woman inside the trunk of a large tree. An investigation commenced to determine who the woman was and how she died, but it raised more questions than it answered. Was she a spy? Was she a prostitute? Had she been part of an occult ritual? Theories abounded, but no definitive answers emerged. The...Read More

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Product specification details
Genre Drama
Sub-genre Mystery, Historical, Suspense/Thriller
Length Type Full-Length
Theme Historical, Social Drama, Social Significance
Cast Size 9-25 actors (suggested casting: 8F, 8M)
Approx. Running Time 80-90 minutes

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While wandering Worcester, England in 1943, a teenage boy happened upon the skeleton of an unidentified woman inside the trunk of a large tree. An investigation commenced to determine who the woman was and how she died, but it raised more questions than it answered. Was she a spy? Was she a prostitute? Had she been part of an occult ritual? Theories abounded, but no definitive answers emerged. Then graffiti began to appear around town, asking a question that remains unanswered to this day... Who Put Bella In The Wych Elm? uses the historical mystery to explore the ways in which society imposes identities on women, and ultimately ask how much it's possible to truly know another person.