Recently widowed and in search for a new lease of life, the Duchess defies her family's wishes by remarrying beneath her class. However, when her brothers, driven by insurmountable greed and rage, discover her second marriage they unleash a series of cruel and devastating punishments against her that repress her power. But will their vicious atrocities come back to haunt them?

The 2024 London run will see Jodie Whittaker (Doctor Who, Broadchurch) return to the stage for the first time in over a decade, as she takes on the lead in Zinnie Harris' contemporary adaptation of The Duchess of Malfi.