The Ballad of Anne & Mary

Music: Laurence Owen (6)
Lyrics: Laurence Owen (6), Lindsay Sharman (6)
Book: Lindsay Sharman (6)
Type: Musical
Notes: The Ballad of Anne & Mary is a musical adventure in five parts, with episodes released on Thursdays in May 2021. It was recorded entirely in lockdown using home studios, and is best enjoyed using headphones.
Plot: It's 1721, and London is abuzz with news of notorious pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read, currently languishing in Newgate Prison. It’s the perfect time for debt-ridden journalist Nathaniel Mist to exploit the public appetite and ghost-write a sensational (and hopefully best-selling) history of pirates. But as the balladeers and gossips on the streets of London build myths around the blood-thirsty, perverse lady pirates, Mist is forced to reckon with the real Bonny & Read...
Premiere: April 29, 2021