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Women & Theatre: Revival

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Celebrating its 40th anniversary, Women & Theatre present Revival, a series of rehearsed readings of key productions from its archive.

Developed from research and buzzing with the energy of real-life experiences, these readings will entertain and provide snapshots of issues, experiences, and viewpoints at specific points over the past 40 years.

Women and Theatre have the knack of conveying an urgent social message…You’d think all this would be terribly grim… but there’s a good deal of hilarity.”
The Guardian

Revival brings back to life deep work about things that have mattered and matter still.

Each performance will reflect work from a different decade and be accompanied by a discussion facilitated by Women & Theatre’s Artistic Director Janice Connolly BEM.

Women and Theatre are never ones to shy away from the grit that makes up our real lives.”
Weekend Notes

Price

From £12

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Women & Theatre

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Please note, these plays contain discussions of some sensitive content. Please click here for further content guidance.

Running times

Thu 8pm – Revive the 1980s – Putting It About
2 hours 15 mins (including interval and discussion)

Fri 8pm – Revive the 1990s – Double Bill
2 hours 20mins (including interval and discussion)

Sat 3pm – Revive the 2000’s – The Bad One
2 hours 40mis (including interval and discussion)

Sat 8pm – Revive the 2010’s – Phyllis
2 hours (including interval and discussion)

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Thu 8pm - Revive the 1980s – Putting It About

Set in an imagined high security NHS hotel, Putting It About explores the impact of HIV on women. Putting It About captures the apocalyptic horror of the 1980s’ perceptions of the pandemic.

Written in the 80s and set in the 90s, a group of women find themselves quarantined by a faceless government.

Revive the 1980s – Putting it about image. A black and white image of three young women wearing plaid dresses. Two of the women are talking to each other and the third is watching them whilst playing the saxophone.

Fri 8pm - Revive the 1990s – Double Bill

A humorous and touching double bill of theatre about women’s health and the value of talking.

Christine Goes to the Doctor
This play and it’s in role discussion ran for years across women’s group in Birmingham and surrounding areas it looks at communication between women and GPs (you could see one in those days).

Touchwood
Sheila is 52, a factory worker, wife and mother who is overworked with no time for herself. She gets an appointment to attend the mobile breast screening unit…..Will she go? Brenda, Noreen, Pauline her hairdresser, and the girl in the Wonderbra advert help her make up her mind!

Revive the 1990s – Double Bill image. Two women are sat on a bench smiling and talking to each other. In the background are mannequins with underwear on them.

Sat 3pm - Revive the 2000’s – The Bad One

Combining fairytale and folklore and inspired by ‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’, The Bad One is a chilling gothic fable that explores the impact of suppressing natural desires and extreme emotions.

Presenting the intriguing story of Jackie – a poor, lonely orphan who lived with her grandmother on the edge of town, The Bad One promises to keep audiences gripped as it magically unfolds into a cautionary tale of unrequited life…

Revive the 2000’s – The Bad One image. A young woman wearing a plaid dress with frilly sleeves is pulling on a red, shiny high heel and looking apprehensive.

Sat 8pm - Revive the 2010’s – Phyllis

Phyllis is a thought-provoking theatre production that tells the story of one woman and her family’s attempt to navigate the complex system of older people’s care. Phyllis, 80, was managing at home with the help of her family. On one of her daily trips to the shops, she falls and ends up in hospital. We see Phyllis’ decline and her family’s struggle to navigate health and social care systems.

Revive the 2010’s – Phyllis image. An old woman leaning on a walking frame and looking forwards determinedly

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Cast

Adaya Henry
Vicky Pritchard
Jacoba Williams
Laurence Saunders
Alison Carney
Julie Baker

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