Trafalgar Square 21st of January 2017. The rally that rounded off the Women’s March on London following the inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the USA the day before and protesting against the values and attitudes he embodies, has finished. It’s been a long day and despite the brilliant sunshine, a cold one, especially … Continue reading
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Announcing Hear Me Roar 2016: Ages, Stages, Phases in Lancaster 8-13th March
I am thrilled to draw your attention to Lancaster’s Feminist Arts Festival-Hear Me Roar 2016: Ages, Stages, Phases. This will take place in various venues around Lancaster (UK) between the 8-13th March Highlights include: World-renowned artist and activist Lois Weaver performs as her alter-ego, Tammy WhyNot, in What Tammy Needs to Know about Getting Old … Continue reading
Part 2: ‘Old Dears’ at the Chelsea Theatre London, 27th and 28th of November 2015
As indicated in my previous post, I want to continue discussing this LADA curated ‘Old Dears’ event, in the light of some themes opened up by Liz Aggiss’s show The English Channel (see post here) Penny Arcade. The spirit of ‘carnival’ that I identified in Aggiss’s piece was perhaps less obviously present in the performance given … Continue reading
‘Old Dears’ at the Chelsea Theatre London November 2015 (Part 1).
Curated by the Live Art Development Agency (LADA), ‘Old Dears’ took place over the 27th and 28th of November at the Chelsea Theatre, Worlds End, London and was billed as being dedicated to the ‘radical influential and fiercely feminist practices of an older generation of artists’. The impressive programme featuring women ranging from around 45 … Continue reading
‘Female Narrative’ Sphinx Salon, London, 14th November 2015
Sue Parrish organised this valuable Salon in response to comments on ‘strong female roles’ by Vicky Featherstone, published in the Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/strong-female-roles-make-audiences-uncomfortable-says-leading-director-a6674276.html. It was an inspirational meeting: wonderful insights from women writers, performers and makers across the generations; such a tonic to be in a room full of ‘women-and-theatre’ conversations. My thanks go to Sue … Continue reading
Waking the Feminists .
On Wednesday 28 October, the Abbey Theatre, Ireland’s National Theatre, launched its programme to mark the centenary of the 1916 Rising – an event that ultimately led to the founding of the Irish State. The Abbey Theatre and its members were actively involved in both the Rising itself and the debates around the founding of … Continue reading
40 Minutes. Lena Simic. The Institute for Art and the Practice of Dissent at Home, Liverpool.
On Sunday the 30th November I went to a performance entitled 40 Minutes given by Lena Simic at the Institute for the Art and Practice of Dissent at Home. This event was also a party to mark Lena’s 40 birthday and the ‘Institute’ is actually based in the spare room of her home in Anfield, … Continue reading
The Circus of Horrors: Night of the Zombie : the limits of irony, parody and pastiche?
The Circus of Horrors: Night of the Zombie : the limits of irony, parody and pastiche? Lancaster Grand Theatre, 28th November 2014 The Circus of Horrors has been around since the 1995 when they premiered at Glastonbury, and riding a wave of interest in ‘alternative’ circus created by slicker operations like Archaos and also in … Continue reading
Eurovision & Performing the ‘New’ Europe
As far as the UK’s participation in Eurovision is concerned, it seems to me as though we have become as sceptical about the song competition as we have about staying in the EU (at least as far as the Tories are concerned). Bonnie Tyler’s ‘sterling’ effort this year was applauded by Graham Norton as the … Continue reading
100 Deeds: What would you do for gender equality today?
100 years ago this June suffragette Emily Wilding Davison gave her life for the cause by throwing herself in front of the King’s horse during a race at the Epsom Derby. While her action may have been ( and still is) contraversial it was, in its own way, successful in terms of gaining publicity for … Continue reading
Drama Queens Review 