A stage play is a brilliant vehicle for the past because it is a hazardous, unstable form, enacting history as it happens, breath by breath (Hilary Mantel)

On 8 March 2025 (International Women’s Day), Alison presented at an event at Boston Manor House focused on the works of Lady Rachel Fane, including a staging of her ‘May Masque’ (1627) which involved an Antemasque maypole dance.

Some stills taken from the day are presented below.