Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?
While wandering Worcester, England in 1943, a teenage boy happened upon the skeleton of an unidentified woman inside the trunk of a large tree. An investigation commenced to determine who the woman was and how she died, but it raised more questions than it answered. Was she a spy? Was she a prostitute? Had she been part of an occult ritual? Theories abounded, but no definitive answers emerged. The...Read More
Genre | Drama |
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Sub-genre | Mystery, Historical, Suspense/Thriller |
Length Type | Full-Length |
Theme | Historical, Social Drama, Social Significance |
Cast Size | 9-25 actors (suggested casting: 8F, 8M) |
Approx. Running Time | 80-90 minutes |
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While wandering Worcester, England in 1943, a teenage boy happened upon the skeleton of an unidentified woman inside the trunk of a large tree. An investigation commenced to determine who the woman was and how she died, but it raised more questions than it answered. Was she a spy? Was she a prostitute? Had she been part of an occult ritual? Theories abounded, but no definitive answers emerged. Then graffiti began to appear around town, asking a question that remains unanswered to this day... Who Put Bella In The Wych Elm? uses the historical mystery to explore the ways in which society imposes identities on women, and ultimately ask how much it's possible to truly know another person.