Open Monday–Saturday, 10am–5pm · Closed Sunday · 16a Chapel Street, Petersfield GU32 3DS
Open Monday–Saturday, 10am–5pm · 16a Chapel Street · 01730 263438
Open Mon–Sat, 10am–5pm · 01730 263438
Threads of May
Thu 12 Nov
|The Petersfield Bookshop
A solo actor musician play about May Morris
Time & Location
12 Nov 2026, 19:30 – 21:30
The Petersfield Bookshop, 16a Chapel St, Petersfield GU32 3DS, UK
About the event
Thursday 12th November at 7.30pm £5
“I am a remarkable woman - always was, though none of you seemed to think so.”
May Morris steps out from the shadow of her father William Morris in an actor-musician odyssey from Isabella Javor. Threads of May weaves together live music and storytelling to stitch together the intricate life of the woman who designed some of the most iconic Arts and Crafts patterns.
The play traverses her journey from her bohemian childhood, stepping up to continue her father’s legacy managing the embroidery department of Morris & Co, to her later years falling in love with her gardener Mary Lobb.
A blend of original music and feminist history, Threads of May is a vivid tapestry of legacy, politics, and hidden queer love.
Premiered at the Camden Fringe earlier this year, we are delighted to be hosting a version of Threads of May designed to fit our little…