queynte
/kweɪnt/
Old English: A borrowing from the French
Cunning / Wise / Ingenious / Elaborate / Fine / Gracious / Curious / Remarkable / Mysterious
~ The Precious Thing ~
queynte
Queynte Laydies are writing and producing duo, Máirín O’Hagan & Sarah Anson
We tell historical stories for a contemporary world. Our accessible and entertaining theatre has toured the UK and Europe, combining historical research with inventive playfulness.
Our history play, Lady Percy, inspired by Henry IV, was a finalist for the American Shakespeare Center’s ‘Shakespeare’s New Contemporaries’ and has since been performed in Virginia. Long-running Medieval drama, Marge and Jules, has been performed and acclaimed at academic conferences throughout the country. Pirate comedy, The Life & Opinions of Mary Read, was chosen for Wilton’s Music Hall ‘Plays Without Décor’ scheme.
Queynte Laydies also work as screenwriters and consultants for TV and film, specialising in historical drama. Together, we have produced comedy shorts Bean (starring Lou Sanders) and Sarah Surname (directed by Máirín). Brand new horror short, The Going, is coming very soon…
We are currently developing a ghost story for TV.
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As well as being a Queynte Laydie, Máirín runs film company, Barefaced Greek, which makes shorts from ancient Greek drama in the original language.
Last year, she was commissioned to write Dancing Bear and the Hunter in the Stars for the The Dream Factory Theatre in Warwick. She has been invited back this year to write a new musical for the company.
Máirín directed comedy short, Sarah Surname, and upcoming horror short, The Going.
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Sarah is developing a number of scripts for TV, including horror projects with Euston Films and Leopard Pictures, and a historical drama for Golden Wings Development.
In 2020, Sarah released Ghost on Toast, a podcast about real-life ghost stories, available on iTunes, Acast and Spotify. She also wrote and co-produced Queynte Laydies’ horror short The Going.
praise for lady percy
“A really beautiful play… A joy to listen to”
JESSICA LUSK, SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE
“This should absolutely be happening on the Main Stage at the Globe”
RAMIN SABI, PRODUCER
praise for marge and jules
“Powerful and deeply thoughtful”
PROFESSOR JOHN MCGAVIN, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
“A rare sensibility to Medieval texts and a capacity to make sense of them for a contemporary audience”
PROFESSOR GUILLEMETTE BOLENS, UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA
“Beautifully crafted… An easy balance of comic and serious — a positively Medieval skill, Chaucer does it too!”
DR DIANA WYATT, DURHAM UNIVERSITY
