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After 3 happy and productive years Katherine Hewitt is moving on from her role as Women & Theatre’s Executive Director. Katherine joined Women & Theatre in October 2023 during her
Wednesday 15 July 2026, 7pm – 8.30pm, The Moseley Hive, Tickets: Pay What You Can Telling stories through the language and lives of ordinary people is what Women & Theatre
Word Lounge Theatre Company Word Lounge Theatre Company is a youth theatre for young people ages 13-17 who are in care and/or young carers and/or young people with additional educational
The Brummie Ensemble is an inclusive drama group for adults, a meeting point for stories waiting to be told and for people who may, otherwise, never have met. This term
Following the success of our youth theatre Word Lounge Theatre Company for care experienced children, young careers or young people with additional needs, Women & Theatre launched Act Up, in
Women & Theatre is based at The Uffculme Centre which is part of Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust Foundation. As part of our rental agreement for our office we
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To mark the close of Pride Month, Women & Theatre warmly invite you to “Looking Back, Moving Forwards”, an evening of monologues that share the stories of people in the
Tickets are now on sale for Unknown 3.0 the latest production from our youth theatre Word Lounge Theatre Company. Travellers from Birmingham wake up in different worlds but how have
We are excited to announce that tickets are now available for our upcoming show Miss Ida. An entertaining one woman show celebrating the highs and lows of your autumn years,
We are after people who wish to join our Critical Friends Panel. A Critical Friend offers feedback on Women & Theatre’s work and practice in order to support the company
Our community production which celebrated the saving of Moseley Road Baths was a huge success, we had a sell out run of 3 performances 8 & 9 March 2024. After
Today is International Women’s Day. This year’s theme is “Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress”, something we have been doing for over 40 years. To mark IWD this year we are
Women & Theatre are devastated about the proposed Birmingham City Council cuts to Arts and Culture. We believe that art and culture play a vital role in Birmingham’s civic life.
Photo credit: Hannah Adereti Women & Theatre are delighted to announce two new appointments. Adaya Henry will take up the role of Artistic Director and Katherine Hewitt as Executive Director,
Cast & Creative Team Audio Community Cast: Elaine Williams, Renia Ganguly, Mohua Banerjee, Jane Thaakordin, Maggie Parsons, Carol Dixon, Mohini Howard, Robyn Tighe, Ann Glover, Carole Cummins, Tessa Lowe, Chelsea
Women & Theatre’s leaders are to hand over the reins as the thriving, Birmingham-based organisation, looks ahead to the next 40 years. Founder member and Artistic Director Janice Connolly and
After being part of the team for four years, our Lead Artist Practitioner, Jo Gleave will be leaving Women & Theatre at the end of February 2022. Jo said “After
A professional theatre production with networking opportunities & discussions co-facilitated by care experienced young people. 9.30am & 1.30pm 19 January 2022 1.30pm 20 January 2022 Hosted by Women & Theatre,
Inspired by Women’s cricket featuring in the Commonwealth Games for the first time in Birmingham 2022, Women & Theatre is developing a new theatre production about women, girls & cricket which
A collection of snapshot monologues to bowl you over…. Tuesday 23 February 2021 7-8.30pm ZOOM Taking as inspiration the fact that Women’s Cricket will be at the commonwealth games for
Women & Theatre is keen to speak with women & girls living in Edgbaston to help shape a new community project linked to the Commonwealth Games. Taking as inspiration the fact
This Saturday our Women in Lockdown film premiered on our YouTube channel. Within the first 24 hours we had over 600 views! A short film created with women from Birmingham
Women & Theatre is thrilled to announce it has received a grant from Arts Council England’s Covid-19 Emergency Fund. We are so grateful & deeply appreciate the incredible way that
Are you a Care Leaver over 16? May & June Need You! Join Women & Theatre’s comic dinner ladies, May & June, for some theatrical fun and a chance to
Prime Time is comprised of three monologues created from research interviews with local women by three of Birmingham’s most exciting writers, Maeve Clarke, Rachael Mainwaring and Rochi Rampal. Maeve Clarke
We’re thrilled to announce the cast for our upcoming autumn production of Prime Time. Jo Gleave will direct Souad Faress, Linda Hargreaves and our Artistic Director Janice Connolly. Souad Faress
Women & Theatre were commissioned by Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust to develop an impactful theatre piece that reflects the experiences and opinions of different Allied Health Professionals and explores
Thank you to everyone who came to our Fundraiser on Friday 24 May. It was a piggin’ great event! We had a wonderful time and we hope you did to.
Everyone’s favourite housewife (last seen on Britain’s Got Talent) Barbara Nice returns to The REP with some of the funniest lads from the comedy circuit to help raise money for
Damien (Daniel) is one of our young leaders at The Factory Youth Theatre, here he reviews WOLF a one man show by Lewis Doherty. Wolf is proof that you don’t
Ashlee E L Roberts is a writer and broadcaster hailing from Birmingham. She has been working alongside Jo and Janice from Women and Theatre in their development of Into the
Ashlee E L Roberts is a writer and broadcaster hailing from Birmingham. Over the past week, she has been working alongside Jo, Janice and Claire from Women & Theatre in
This week our show about the care of older people Phyllis is touring to health professional across South Warwickshire, the project was originally commissioned by Birmingham & Solihull Sustainable &
Emma Fall has been the Shadow Artist for our community musical theatre performance Women of Longbridge, which premiere this Saturday (23 June) in our latest blog she talks about
Katie Webster has been volunteering with us on our community musical theatre show Women of Longbridge, here she talks about W&T’s research process and what she’s learnt so far. Hello!
For the last couple of months we’ve been joined in the office once a week by Rachel, a first year student at The University of Birmingham, she’s written this blog
We’re kicking off 2018 with an exciting announcement – the launch of our Word Lounge Theatre Company, for Looked After Young People, Young Carers and Young People with additional needs.
Developed from research interviews, this engaging new production presents the experiences of Birmingham women at Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp. Set in 2017, the stories are shared through the eyes
Tickets for The Word Lounge 2 are now on sale! Don’t miss this dynamic performance event featuring new music, spoken word, comedy and drama, created by young artists from across
The Trades Union Congress – Annual Women’s Conference took place in early March and featured speeches, talks and discussions on the progress on women in the work place. There were
We are absolutely delighted that our Artistic Director Janice Connolly has been awarded a British Empire Medal for her services to Community Arts in the West Midlands. Janice says “What
This month, Women and Theatre stopped by at the Unite Community Practitioners’ & Health Visitors’ Association (CPHVA) Conference in Telford. Jean Pickles spoke about what it really means to be
‘Painfully naked honesty from a kickass female cast. Thank you for telling our stories’ ‘The writing resonated with the young people’s experiences and gave it an authenticity which is hard
Meet our lovely cast members for our new production Starting Out which opens at The REP on Wednesday 12 October. From left to right – Jalleh Alizadeh, Luanda Holness, Phoebe
The Word Lounge – a new cabaret performance created and performed by young people – will premiere on Saturday 2 July 2016. Looked After Young People, Young Carers and YP
Janice, Jess and Beth are running the Birmingham 10k on Sunday 7 May, to raise money for our new monologue project, Starting Out, which will look at the experiences of
We still have a few performance slots free for our lovely Spring show which is touring during the weeks of 18th April and 25 April. If you are in touch
We are delighted to welcome Artistic Intern, Bethany Kapila to the Women & Theatre team. Beth will be with us for 6 months in a post that has been part
Ever wondered what’s behind the doors of an ExtraCare village? Now’s your chance to find out as Women & Theatre present a Barbara & Friends comedy night on Saturday 23
Theatres of Conscience Following on from the success of our WWI projects, The Chocolate Soldiers, and Women’s Work, we are now preparing for a third WWI project to commence in
This year we’re bringing back our popular seasonal production, The Christmas Box. Perfect for older people’s residential and community settings, it has the feel of a travelling show with all
We are absolutely delighted to announce that all 9 boys from our Boys Talk project who submitted portfolios for their Bronze Arts Award have been successful in gaining accreditation. Arts
We were delighted to be invited by Heritage Lottery Fund to a Parliamentary Reception last week at the House of Commons to speak about our WWI projects, The Chocolate Soldiers,
Our Boys Talk performance at mac birmingham on 23 May went extremely well. The weather behaved itself, and stayed dry for the two performances in the Outdoor Arena, and
We’re less than two weeks away from the two public performances of Clocking On, the results of our WWI heritage project Women’s Work. Come and join us as we see
To celebrate the launch of our new site we’ve been speaking to some of the people who’ve played a huge part in the work and asking them to select one
