Messenger is a large statue in Plymouth, UK, created by the Cornish artist Joseph Hillier, depicting a female actor crouching in preparation to run onstage.

It was cast over 18 months in the Castle Fine Arts foundry in Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Powys,[1] and delivered by barge across Plymouth Sound.

[2] The piece is based upon a single brief pose by a female cast member, Nicola Kavanagh, during rehearsals for a performance of the Shakespeare play Othello in 2014.

The title Messenger refers to the role of an actor in breathing life into the words of a writer.

I have two nieces, I think it's very important that little girls and little boys see women doing things – and you can’t miss Messenger.