Emmeline Pankhurst was born on 15 July 1858, on what would have been her 158th birthday take a moment to look at some of the incredible political and artistic work she
Read moreMy Life in Provence
Cheryl Robson author of Provence: people, places, food – a cultural guide has written about living in the South of France for The Riviera Reporter.
Read moreHappy Birthday Malala!
Unbelievably Malala Yousafzai is only 19! What an extraordinary life this young woman has had. Born in Pakistan on 12 July 1997 Malala made her first political speech, aged 11, in
Read moreNew book being launched at ‘World Festival of Theatre for Young Audiences’
Vicky Ireland and Paul Harman’s new book ‘50 Best Plays for Young Audiences: theatre-making for children and young people in England: 1965-2015‘ is being launched at ‘On the Edge, the World Festival
Read moreYorkshire Silent Film Festival puts women directors in the spotlight
The ambitious month-long Yorkshire Silent Film Festival kicks off on 1 July, with film screenings across the Yorkshire area. As well a plethora of sensational women on screen including Colleen Moore,
Read moreCare Takers at Edinburgh Fringe Festival
3-29 August 2016 – Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Cvenues. Truant Company are taking Billy Cowan’s play Care Takers to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year. We’ve published the playtext, buy a copy
Read moreAshwin Singh’s plays being celebrated at the Durban Playhouse
The 3-D Conference: Durban Dialogues Dissected Saturday 11 June 2016 At the Playhouse, Durban Ashwin Singh’s award-winning plays have made an indelible impact on the Durban cultural landscape over the last
Read moreKevin Brownlow, Oscar recipient, celebrating Silent Cinema
Kevin Brownlow one of the contributing authors in our collection of essays celebrating women working in the silent film industry, Silent Women: Pioneers of Cinema, will be talking about his
Read moreAmbreen Razia on Channel 4 News
Playwright and actress Ambreen Razia was interviewed on Channel 4 News about her new play The Diary of a Hounslow Girl which is published by Aurora Metro. You can watch
Read moreNick Wood’s adaptation of Arthur Ransome classic selling fast!
Good news for anyone in Suffolk and Peterborough area, as Eastern Angles are reviving their acclaimed stage adaptation of We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea at The Hush House, near Woodbridge
Read moreCelebrating 120 Years of Women in Film with Girl from God’s Country documentary
Melody Bridges co-editor and contributing author of our book Silent Women: Pioneers of Cinema is chairing a panel discussion on the history of women in film and the UK première of a new
Read moreLive Stream on Wednesday 25 May of The Diary of a Hounslow Girl
We are very excited to announce that there’ll be a live streaming of The Diary of a Hounslow Girl by Ambreen Razia this Wednesday from 7.20pm. Head to Black Theatre Live for
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