A new literary play by a Nottingham academic explores witchcraft trials

March 24, 2016

The world-premiere of a play written by  Brean Hammond, Emeritus Professor in the School of English,  will take place at St Andrews’ Byre Theatre, St Andrews, in Fife this week. Noted playwright and Nottingham academic Professor Hammond, has written Ben and Jamie, which combines real events from the era to create a thriller involving witchcraft, King James VI, a poisoning …