within-these-walls

A blog post by Amy Enticknap, Co-Founder and Creative Producer, Human Story Theatre The project began in early 2025, when Human Story Theatre were commissioned by Oxford Health Charity and Warneford 200 to develop and stage an initial run of three invitation-only performances of Janet Bolam’s Within These Walls inside the former chapel at the … Read more

A blog post by Within These Walls Director, Anna Tolputt I had lots of sad stuff going on in my life when I lay down on my mum’s lawn to read the first draft of “The Warneford”. It landed me slap bang in the world of Dr Wintle and his discretely terrifying wife, Matron, as they … Read more

A blog written by Janet Bolam, Author of Within These Walls When I was first approached by the Warneford 200 Steering Group to write a play to mark the 200th anniversary of the Hospital I was both daunted and excited. From the outset, I knew I wanted the script to be rooted in real detail … Read more