Established South West and touring performers China Blue Fish (Dada For Girls/Rev.Billy) and Deborah Antoinette (Theatre Des Carmes/CoResist) present their new highly acclaimed, sell-out show, Queen C*nt: Sacred or Profane? at the Calm Down, Dear Festival of feminist theatre at Bike Shed, Exeter (Feb 9th and 10th) , before moving to The Cube, Bristol (March 2nd and 3rd).
This hilarious, risk-taking work asks, ‘why is it that the oldest term for the female genitalia in the English language is such a shocking and criminal expression?’ The performance takes the audience on a surreal...
“Feminism encourages women to leave their husbands, Kill their children Practice witchcraft Destroy capitalism And become lesbians”
Venus is about to collide with Earth! A multi-character melange of opinion paints the stage rainbow-coloured, sequined, hairy and fleshy pink…
In a world of Harvey Weinsteins, in an age where passing trends compel some to surgical operation and where mainstream porn has hijacked sensuality, China Blue Fish and Deborah Antoinette delve into the wild waters of womanhood, reclaiming the body in a joyful, dark and...
Music! Comedy! Stand-up Poetry! DJ's and Dancing! Date: Saturday 19 March 2016 Time: 7.30pm-12.30am Venue: Exeter Phoenix (Voodoo Lounge).
As International Women's Day approaches, it's time to celebrate some of the incredible women who make music in Devon. Creative, Assertive and Diverse is the talent of our musical madams. And yet, year after year women struggle to top the bills at shows, events and festivals, with only 14% of acts beng female led at ALL major festivals in 2015. Now I dont know about you ... but theres something wrong with that picture.
Join artists Nicci Wonnacott & Catherine Cartwright for a FREE arts workshop, ‘My Fe-manifesto!’, inspired by the issues raised in Dreadnought South West's new play, The Orchard.
Rosie Wilby – Nineties Woman Nineties Woman is a new show from award winning comedian Rosie Wilby using live interactive storytelling interspersed with video interviews, music and photo archive to trace a journey through early 90s feminism, refracted through a very personal lens. Rosie studied at York University in the early 90’s against a backdrop of John Major and riotgrrrl. She discovered the University feminist newspaper ‘Matrix’ (Greek for ‘womb’) and decided to join the collective. And, yet, as a geeky Electronics undergrad with an unfortunate...
