FOSSIL MARY
9 April 2026
Event details
On sale dates
Executive and Executive Plus Members Tue 13 January 2026 at 10am
Friends Thu 15 January at 10am
General Public Fri 16 January at 10am
“ …these learned men have sucked my brains…” (Mary Anning)
Meet Mary Anning, pioneering palaeontologist and the world’s greatest fossil hunter!
Born in 1799 in Lyme Regis on Dorset’s Jurassic coast and known as ‘the lightning girl’ after surviving a lightning strike as a baby, Mary found her first dinosaur fossil at the age of 12. Her incredible discoveries revolutionised the way people thought about the evolution of life on earth but because she was a poor, working class woman she was spurned and patronised by the men of science who took the credit for her extraordinary work. However, in 2010 The Royal Society recognised her as one of the 10 most influential female scientists and her finds, now attributed to her, can be seen in museums around the world. She’s even made it to Mars! NASA named one of their drilling sites after her as, like Mary, it revealed details of an ancient environment.
Ignored in her time, celebrated in ours, this new play finally gives Mary the spotlight she deserves!
Venue
Studio 2 — Mayflower Studios
Running Time
Approx. 1 hour with no interval
Further information
Discounts
Artist Network Members £5 off per ticket
Student Special £5 off per ticket
Groups 10+ £2 off per ticket. Enquire now
Schools & Young People’s Groups 10+ £5 off per ticket plus one free supervisor with every 10 tickets purchased. Enquire now