

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Herbal Bed
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 27 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm – Tue, 27 Jan, 2026 at 09:30 pm
- **Event Description**: A Bear Pit Theatre Company Production

The Herbal Bed by Peter Whelan is a compelling historical drama based on real events that took place in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1613.

The play centres on Susanna Hall, the daughter of William Shakespeare, who finds herself at the heart of a scandal when she is accused of having an adulterous affair with Rafe Smith, a local haberdasher and family friend.

Despite the accusation coming from the disreputable Jack Lane—who later recants—Susanna and her husband, Dr. John Hall, decide to sue for slander in the ecclesiastical court of Worcester Cathedral. The stakes are high: not only is Susanna’s reputation on the line, but John’s medical practice and their family’s standing in the community are also at risk.

As the trial unfolds, the play explores the tension between private desire and public morality, and the ways in which truth can be manipulated under the weight of social and religious expectations. Whelan’s script is rich with period detail and emotional nuance, offering a vivid portrait of life in Jacobean England and the personal cost of maintaining honour in a judgmental world.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/stratford-upon-avon/the-herbal-bed/200029091579343
- **Event Categories**: art, theatre, performances, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 17

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.thebearpit.org.uk/whats-on/the-herbal-bed/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=stratford-upon-avon-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Stratford-upon-avon
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: The Bear Pit Theatre, Rother Street, CV37 6LU Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom
- **lat**: 52.19238
- **long**: -1.71033
- **full address**: The Bear Pit Theatre, Rother Street, CV37 6LU Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom, 40 Rother Street, Stratford upon Avon, CV37 6, United Kingdom, Stratford-upon-avon

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: The Bear Pit (https://allevents.in/org/the-bear-pit/23395655)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 27 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Bear Pit Theatre, Rother Street, CV37 6LU Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom, 40 Rother Street, Stratford upon Avon, CV37 6, United Kingdom, Stratford-upon-avon
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Bear Pit
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, theatre, performances, entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The Herbal Bed ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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