When makeup can kill: Giulia Tofana

[Paul Ferguson]

"Some called her a serial murderer and others called her a seductive assassin, but the truth was far more sinister...If poison is truly a woman's weapon, no one has wielded it like Giulia Tofana - the lady who was none other than the mother of Renaissance Italy's most effective and traceless poison 'Aqua Tofana'. The poison was famously used by wives looking to discreetly off their husbands, mostly for the purpose of escaping dangerous and abusive marriages."

https://www.tbsnews.net/glitz/splash/whe...ana-319327

[Paul Ferguson]

Now treading the boards...

Giulia The Poison Queen of Palermo: Pure Theatrical Alchemy

★★★★★ Death really does become her, as the writer, composer and star - Jennifer Nettles - serves up a killer new musical.

Review by By Roma Torre

https://nystagereview.com/2026/07/10/giu...l-alchemy/

Michael Sommers review here:

https://nystagereview.com/2026/07/10/giu...r-musical/

[Paul Ferguson]

Several videos on YouTube - here are two:

https://youtu.be/_AKRvbkyY9k?si=EAbebwyYCdt6N_RZ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkK3JJfM...rt_radio=1