Women & Theatre

A new podcast adapted from our play On Ya Bike! A play we created this summer about cycling, active travel and how small changes can have a wheelie big impact. Commissioned by Travel West Midlands, as part of their wider programme Cycle for Everyone, the programme looks at the barriers people have towards cycling and encourages people to think about active travel.  The play was developed through r...

The Saving of Moseley Road Baths or The importance of willful individuals.  Come celebrate the saving of Moseley Road Baths, with an accessible and entertaining podcast about our theatre production earlier this year. As the Baths begins a redevelopment programme to repair, restore and transform, Women & Theatre tells the story of how these beloved Edwardian swimming baths were saved.  Performe...

This is our Revival series, which celebrates our 40th anniversary, by presenting play readings of key productions from our archive.    Putting It About which was made in 1987 by Women & Theatre in response to the HIV AIDS pandemic. Followed by a discussion with Janice Connolly and Rachel Greaves from Birmingham HIV AIDS Memorial and Positive Peers.  Putting It About was performed by Alison Car...

This is our Revival series, which celebrates our 40th anniversary, by presenting play readings of key productions from our archive.    You’re about to listen to Christine goes to the Doctor which was created in the 90s.   Christine goes to the Doctor was performed by Jacoba Williams as Christine and Alison Carney as the Doctor. Directed by Jo Gleave. It was originally devised by Janice Connolly an...

This is our Revival series, which celebrates our 40th anniversary, by presenting play readings of key productions from our archive.    Putting It About which was made in 1987 by Women & Theatre in response to the HIV AIDS pandemic. Followed by a discussion with Janice Connolly and Rachel Greaves from Birmingham HIV AIDS Memorial and Positive Peers.  Putting It About was performed by Alison Car...

This is our Revival series, which celebrates our 40th anniversary, by presenting play readings of key productions from our archive.    You’re about to listen to The Bad One, which was first produced in 2004. The performance is followed by a discussion with the cast of 2023 Revival production.    The Bad One was performed by Adaya Henry as Jackie, Janice Connolly as grandmother, Jacoba Williams as...

This is our Revival series, which celebrates our 40th anniversary, by presenting play readings of key productions from our archive.    You’re about to listen to Touch Wood which was created by Women & Theatre to promote Breast Health awareness.   Touch Wood was performed by Alison Belbin as Sheila, and Adaya Henry Brenda, Noreen, Pauline, Hairdresser and the Wonderbra woman. It was directed by...

In 2023 Women & Theatre ran our first ever Creative Mentorship Scheme for care experienced young people. We worked with a small group to develop theatre making skills, and build connections with Birmingham’s creative community.  Over several months, our mentees created Poems, Songs and short plays. I’m very pleased to share with you now, 3 pieces of work created by 3 of the group. They are:  L...

Into the Water is a celebration of the role of water in women’s lives; presenting diverse stories of memory & nature, swimming & play, and birth & renewal. Developed from research, Into The Water was originally created as a site specific community production at Moseley Road Baths in 2019. Audiences sat poolside listening to this audio through headsets while watching a community cast of...

Welcome to the Our Park, Our Lives Podcast Episode 4. This project is part of a season of work celebrating 150 years since Lousia Anne Ryland gifted the land of Cannon Hill Park, to the people of Birmingham.  Working with local women to research with other park users - locals, day trippers, daily dog walkers, skaters, and picnickers - to reflect on what Cannon Hill Park means to them and the peopl...

Welcome to the Our Park, Our Lives Podcast Episode 3. This project is part of a season of work celebrating 150 years since Lousia Anne Ryland gifted the land of Cannon Hill Park, to the people of Birmingham.  Working with local women to research with other park users - locals, day trippers, daily dog walkers, skaters, and picnickers - to reflect on what Cannon Hill Park means to them and the peopl...

Welcome to the Our Park, Our Lives Podcast Episode 2. This project is part of a season of work celebrating 150 years since Lousia Anne Ryland gifted the land of Cannon Hill Park, to the people of Birmingham.  Working with local women to research with other park users - locals, day trippers, daily dog walkers, skaters, and picnickers - to reflect on what Cannon Hill Park means to them and the peopl...

Welcome to the Our Park, Our Lives Podcast Episode 1. This project is part of a season of work celebrating 150 years since Lousia Anne Ryland gifted the land of Cannon Hill Park, to the people of Birmingham.  Working with local women to research with other park users - locals, day trippers, daily dog walkers, skaters, and picnickers - to reflect on what Cannon Hill Park means to them and the peopl...

A Thousand Threads is an audio performance about women, girls and cricket. Inspired by Women’s Cricket being included in the Commonwealth Games for the very first time in the Birmingham 2022 Games.    Bringing together community performers from across Birmingham and Sandwell, A Thousand Threads features a vibrant and unique soundscape of words and music.   Developed from local research, the piece...

A Thousand Threads is an audio performance about women, girls and cricket. Inspired by Women’s Cricket being included in the Commonwealth Games for the very first time in the Birmingham 2022 Games.    Bringing together community performers from across Birmingham and Sandwell, A Thousand Threads features a vibrant and unique soundscape of words and music.   Developed from local research, the piece...

A Thousand Threads is an audio performance about women, girls and cricket. Inspired by Women’s Cricket being included in the Commonwealth Games for the very first time in the Birmingham 2022 Games.    Bringing together community performers from across Birmingham and Sandwell, A Thousand Threads features a vibrant and unique soundscape of words and music.   Developed from local research, the piece...

A Thousand Threads is an audio performance about women, girls and cricket. Inspired by Women’s Cricket being included in the Commonwealth Games for the very first time in the Birmingham 2022 Games.    Bringing together community performers from across Birmingham and Sandwell, A Thousand Threads features a vibrant and unique soundscape of words and music.   Developed from local research, the piece...

Women & Theatre’s Looking Back Moving Forward is an entertaining collection of monologues reflecting the experiences of older LGBT+ people from Birmingham, reflecting and celebrating the progress this generation was responsible for. The piece looks back to the past, at how things were for people coming out, going out, at work and with family, drawing connections with their experiences now. Wom...

Bridging the Gap is a partnership project with Women & Theatre and the University of Birmingham. It responds to research undertaken by Dr Sonali Shah, about the experiences of women & girls with Cerebral Palsy in relation to their sexual & reproductive health and access to healthcare and, with Dr Gianna Bouchard, it explores the potential for developing a theatre production to share th...

Run, Jump, Throw is an audio performance to be listened to whilst walking a particular route around Perry Hall Park. Join us on Saturday 26 June 2021, to hear women’s experiences of track and field; making leaps, overcoming hurdles, achieving their personal bests and passing the baton to the next generation. As an international sporting spotlight is shone on Perry Barr amid developments for the 20...

Women & Theatre’s Prime Time  series features dramatic monologues about women of retirement age. Developed from research conversations, they reflect the language and lives of ordinary people and put women’s stories, writing and performance centre-stage.  Comprising three monologues by three different playwrights, this funny, moving series reflects upon how women’s professional and personal liv...

Women & Theatre’s Prime Time  series features dramatic monologues about women of retirement age. Developed from research conversations, they reflect the language and lives of ordinary people and put women’s stories, writing and performance centre-stage.  Comprising three monologues by three different playwrights, this funny, moving series reflects upon how women’s professional and personal liv...

Women & Theatre’s Prime Time  series features dramatic monologues about women of retirement age. Developed from research conversations, they reflect the language and lives of ordinary people and put women’s stories, writing and performance centre-stage.  Comprising three monologues by three different playwrights, this funny, moving series reflects upon how women’s professional and personal liv...

Women & Theatre’s Starting Out series features dramatic monologues about young women entering the world of work. Developed from research conversations, they reflect the language and lives of ordinary people and put women’s stories, writing and performance centre-stage.  This series tells the stories of 5 women aged 16 -24 entering the workplace, the podcasts examine the disturbing, funny and h...

Women & Theatre’s Starting Out  series features dramatic monologues about young women entering the world of work. Developed from research conversations, they reflect the language and lives of ordinary people and put women’s stories, writing and performance centre-stage.  This series tells the stories of 5 women aged 16 -24 entering the workplace, the podcasts examine the disturbing, funny and...