The Orchard

Mary Youlden
Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Friday, February 20, 2015 - 12:26pm

Part of the Rebellious Sounds project, which is looking at stories around women’s activism across the South West, ‘The Orchard’ imagines a meeting between Millicent Fawcett and Emmeline Pankhurst, the moderate and the radical, and explores what happens when opposing political forces come together.

Dreadnought will host a series of unique scratch performances of ‘The Orchard’ across the region. These scratch performances are similar to script-in-hand or rehearsed readings of the material so far, and Dreadnought is inviting audiences to have their say in this pre-election time and to add their voices to the creative process through lively Q&A sessions and debates on the issues contained in the play; the importance of using the vote, democracy, equality, women’s voices and the paradoxes of leadership.

Nine million women did not use their vote in the last UK general election in 2010. What will happen this May?

As well as the performances, there will be a series of free workshops and events taking place – see website www.dreadnoughtsouthwest.org.uk

Tickets £8 (£6)

*Please note that there is a £1.50 fee per transaction

www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

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Venue

Exeter Phoenix

Event Date

Thursday, March 19, 2015 - 7:30pm to Friday, March 20, 2015 - 7:30pm

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