Not content to let their names – or their brave deeds – fade away into history, the playwright has been on a mission to put flesh on the bones of these stoic women.

In fact, you could say she has brought them back to life – to audiences who, like Angie, are now appreciating just what they stood for and what they managed to achieve in their remarkable lifetimes.

"Basically there are three criteria. They have to be northern, unsung and a heroine. It's as simple as that," says Angie, who writes under the name of Anna Carlisle.

So, not surprisingly, this winning formula is being continued. A formula that has not just earned Angie a name as a talented playwright but also her Hebden Bridge drama company Square Peg Productions and its actors, a reputation for putting on first-class entertainment.

To date, audiences have enjoyed watching three promenade plays, where the action and the audience move from setting to setting.

The first, An Owl In The Desert, in 2005, featured Lady Anne Clifford, born at Skipton Castle and who died at Brougham Castle. Both sites were chosen for performances. It celebrated her talents in managing to wrest her estates from her husband and king – James I – and her philanthropy in rebuilding her castles and public buildings within her vast estates of Craven and Westmorland, as well as tending to the needs of her tenants.

Then followed the equally successful An Eclipse Of The Sun in 2006, whose heroine was Lady Anne Neville, wife of Richard III of Gloucester. She may have died in her 20s but her life was dramatic, not least because she was used as a political pawn. The action took place at Middleham Castle, where Anne died in 1485.

Now the third, Secretly Pleased, about the life of Hebden Bridge photographer, Alice Longstaff, which was first performed last summer is about to enjoy a second run.

And the fourth, A Pearl In the Sands, a new play about the life of Margaret Fell, mother of Quakerism, is about to be unleashed.

Not only that but there's more than a hint of a fifth being planned. And this time, Angie wants the help of Courier readers.

"I think there will be lots of people who have ideas about northern, unsung heroines of their own. Perhaps there is a story out there waiting too be told," she says.

Angie admits that each time she tells a heroine's story, she becomes captivated by them.

"I have to say though I especially enjoyed writing about Alice Longstaff, perhaps bec-ause she was contemporary and touched so many lives."

Square Peg actors Alex Mathie and Robert Garrett will star in the show. It is being staged in the gardens of Land Farm, Colden.

Angie is waiting to see how audiences will react to her portrayal of Margaret Fell in A Pearl In the Sands, which will be staged at the former Quaker's home, Swathmoor Hall, Ulverston.

"The play concentrates on her imprisonment twice at the hands of her own son who was very against the Quaker movement," says Angie.

"She also lost a son in infancy and so it really portrays her anguish at not having the love of her sons, something she obviously found very difficult to come to terms with.

"I think the play will be interesting to those involved with the Quaker movement because Marga-ret was a popular figure. In fact many believe her saint-like but if they come, expecting to see her eulogised, they might be surprised."

Secretly Pleased will be staged at Land Farm tomorrow and Sunday and on July 26 and 27. All performances, including cream teas, start at 2pm and there are free buses running to the farm from Hebden Bridge. Seats have to be booked in advance. A Pearl In the Sands will be staged at Swarthmoor Hall, Ulverston, from August 15 to 22. Ring 01422 844901 for details.

Do you know any unsung heroines?
COURIER readers are invited to suggest an unsung, northern heroine who will be the star of Angie's next promenade play.
"People should bear in mind location because that is key to where the play can be performed. As with previous plays we want to perform either at the heroine's home or as close as possible to it. But I am really looking forward to hearing people's ideas," says Angie.
The winner will receive tickets to the new play as well as dinner.
E-mail your suggestions to virginia.mason@halifaxcourier.co.uk