Fully Amplified

We're  excited to announce a new bonus episode of our award-winning podcast Fully Amplified!    Restless Women features a group of neurodivergent women in conversation, tenderly discussing the challenges and surprises of a  later in life diagnosis . This episode was made alongside our latest production Argos Archives. In the lead up to the production opening at Northern Stage, participants worked...

Futures Theatre is proud to present "I See You", a podcast special exploring the experiences of women who have survived domestic abuse. Reflecting on their experiences of isolation and loneliness, they discuss the transformative power of writing and sharing their experiences with others. Throughout the episode, professional actors perform excerpts from the women's creative writing, letting their v...

A special, one-off podcast celebrating UEFA Women's EURO 2022, featuring conversations with Steppers WOC Walking Football Club and extracts from OFFSIDE by Sabrina Mahfouz & Hollie McNish, which goes on tour this summer!  Visit www.futurestheatre.co.uk for more details and to book your ticket. OFFSIDE was written by Sabrina Mahfouz & Hollie McNish, directed by Caroline Bryant and stars Danielle He...

It's Aunty's last day on Earth. She knows this because she was told by the Greek God, Thanatos, on the Isle of Thanet. But she's not afraid. This is a story about the gifts we pass on, healing in our community, and connectivity to nature. Inspired by and featuring conversations with a community of Black, Brown and Diaspora women from Margate. Content warning: strong language, racism Featuring Aunt...

Ava Wong Davies' piece is built off a series of conversations had with British East and South East Asian women in the wake of a recent uptick in anti-Asian violence. Fusing fantasy and realism, it is an exploration of vulnerability, identity, and home. Content warning: strong language, racism Featuring Hunger by Ava Wong Davies Directed by Mingyu Lin Performed by Chloe Ewart Sound Design by Nicola...

Ojen wakes up in the early hours to find the women of her family taking over her kitchen. The noise, smells, tastes and sounds fill up her small flat with memories: of her past, of her heritage, and of distant horrors that bubble just underneath the surface. Drawing on her own Armenian heritage and celebrating the lives of the Bedrossian women OLD DOUGH is a story by Abi Zakarian about the power o...

An exploration of internalised misogyny within queer femme bodies and the womxn they romantically love, inspired by conversations with Queer Black women and non-binary people. Content warning: strong language, homophobia, transphobia Featuring Snow Globe by babirye bukilwa Directed by Caroline Bryant Performed by Shaniqua Okwok Sound Design by Lillian Henley

One narrator voices the experiences of multiple women, each in a relationship with a man of a different ethnicity to her own, as they navigate the intersections of race and gender. Inspired by conversations with a multi-racial group of women on their experiences of interracial relationships. Content warning: strong language, racism Featuring Geometries of Love and Power written by Marinella Mezzan...

Written in response to conversations with survivors of domestic abuse, Belly of the Wolf is a disorientating fairytale of one woman's journey to recover who she is, and a celebration of their strength, resilience and power. Content warning: domestic violence Featuring Belly of the Wolf by Alexandra Wood Directed by Caroline Bryant Performed by Laura dos Santos Sound Design by Nicola Chang

In this bonus episode, Futures Theatre invited 5 long term participants of its creative engagement programme, all of whom are neurodivergent, to speak about their experiences and share their creative writing. Featuring writing from Destiny Adeyemi, Sasha Bond, Grace Bryant, Imani and Jade Wilkinson. Directed by Caroline Bryant  Performed by Marieme Diouf Content warning - strong language, suicide

Fully Amplified is the new podcast from Futures Theatre, available from 26 July 2021. Discover untold stories from women and non-binary people combined with original drama from the UK's most dynamic writers. Exploring love, family, activism, and home, Fully Amplified features extraordinary stories that demand to be heard. To find out more visit www.futurestheatre.co.uk