Myrninerest: The Outside/Inside Life of Madge Gill

Madge Gill (1882-1961) was one of the foremost British Outsider artists. She felt an instinctive compulsion to create, resulting in an outpouring that flowed effortlessly and spontaneously from an altered state of consciousness. Working under the control of Myrninerest, her spirit guide, Madge Gill’s art remains an enigma.

Myrninterest: The Outside Life of Madge Gill is the sixth instalment in The Newham Plays, a critically acclaimed series of site-specific, localist-driven plays shows rooted in Newham's history, culture, and people.

The play was successfully performed in August 2024 by professional actors and local young talent at art in the docks. Newham Plays partner Middlesex University’s BA Film graduates filmed and edited one of the show’s live performances.

‘This wholly absorbing evening is a wonderful demonstration of something Alan Ayckbourn said in a recent interview: ‘I think all you need is a little forum in every community – it doesn’t need to be a huge space – where people can take the time to discuss the things we do to each other and what it means to be human.’ Plays to See on Myrninerest

Before the screening, why not come a little early and visit Madge Gill’s Nature in Mind exhibition, which is situated just outside the Good Hotel This series of six untitled works reflects Gill’s large works on cardboard, highlighting her signature free-flowing black and white drawings and her unreserved use of vibrant colour. https://the-line.org/artist/madge-gill-2/