Growing Theatre C.I.C
The Yellow Wallpaper
(October 2025)
Confined to the attic with nothing but a journal and her thoughts, a young mother is prescribed peace and tranquillity to help her hysteria. But her thoughts are less than tranquil and the attic’s Yellow Wallpaper does little to quiet her mind, forcing her to explore every corner of her sanity
Written in 1892, Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s Yellow Wallpaper is an important piece of feminist literature which brings to life the attitude towards physical and mental health in the 19th century while gripping readers with its foreboding atmosphere.
Performed by Christina Isgrove-Clarke
Directed by Harry Quirk
Photos - 2025
Photos - 2024
Behind the Wallpaper
Charlotte Perkins Gilman was an American feminist novelist, publicist and lecturer born in 1860, and has been considered a leading theorist of the United States Women’s movement.
In the 19th century, developed by Dr. Silas Weir Mitchell, a “rest-cure”, consisting of extended periods of bed rest and isolation from any intellectual, social or physical stimulus, would be prescribed to depressed, “hysterical” women and would often leave the patient feeling worse than before.
The events of The Yellow Wallpaper are believed to be inspired from Gilman’s own experience with her first husband, and her own struggle with postpartum depression.
Cast & Crew
Reviews
A review written by David Vass of our performance at Diss Corn Hall on the 10th of October 2025
"Beautifully presented and incredibly performed."
"I was mesmerised, I did not want it to end."
"An outstanding performance from start to finish."
"A perfect play for this time of year, creepy, and decidedly gothic."