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Around the dining table three sit and look on at Anne Lister whose lifting herself off the ground in anger

Gentleman Jack | Who was Anne Lister?

She didn’t wait for permission — she wrote her own life. Discover the story of Yorkshire icon Anne Lister from her very home at Shibden Hall, with thanks to its dedicated volunteers and dramaturg Clare Croft, as we premiere this bold women’s story as a brand new ballet.

Header image from Gentleman Jack rehearsals taken by Colleen Mair.