Women & Theatre

A new podcast adapted from our play On Ya Bike! A play we created this summer about cycling, active travel and how small changes can have a wheelie big impact. Commissioned by Travel West Midlands, as part of their wider programme Cycle for Everyone, the programme looks at the barriers people have towards cycling and encourages people to think about active travel. 
The play was developed through research with women living in North Solihull. The play was written by Adaya Henry following devising sessions with Vicky Pritchard and Jo Gleave. 
Performed by Dayna Bateman, Quennie Alexa Lim and Adaya Henry 
Directed by Jo Gleave 
Podcast recorded and edited by Birmingham Podcast Studio. 

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The Saving of Moseley Road Baths or The importance of willful individuals. 
Come celebrate the saving of Moseley Road Baths, with an accessible and entertaining podcast about our theatre production earlier this year. As the Baths begins a redevelopment programme to repair, restore and transform, Women & Theatre tells the story of how these beloved Edwardian swimming baths were saved. 

Performed by a community cast, this was a fun, imaginative and engaging celebratory piece of theatre exploring how a group of willful individuals united and rescued this civic space. 

Cast of Moseley Road Baths Podcast  
David Bolstridge, Martin Brewster, Poppy Chanda, Roxanne Green, Trevor Harrison, Joe Holyoak, Letisha Malcolm, Ruth Miller, Colin Nimmo, Tara Sullivan, Marian Williams, Lynette Julie Wood
 
Creative Team 
Written by Janice Connolly 
Directed by Adaya Henry & Emily Butler 
Support Artist: Todd Jennings 
Music created for this performance by David Bolstridge
Additional music by Aayushi Jain & Tyriq Baker
Recorded by Paul Hadsley for Birmingham Podcast Studios. 

The project was funded by Moseley Road Baths and Arts Council England. 

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This is our Revival series, which celebrates our 40th anniversary, by presenting play readings of key productions from our archive. 
 
Putting It About which was made in 1987 by Women & Theatre in response to the HIV AIDS pandemic. Followed by a discussion with Janice Connolly and Rachel Greaves from Birmingham HIV AIDS Memorial and Positive Peers. 
Putting It About was performed by Alison Carney as Anne, Ashleigh Aston as Lizzie, Julie Baker as Margaret and Jacoba Willams as Dion. It was directed by Jo Gleave. The Women & Theatre podcast theme was by Sam Frankie Fox. 
Putting It About was originally devised by Janice Connolly, Jo Broadwood, Polly Wright, Norma Smith and Sheryl Crown. The original designer was Jane Joyce.
This is a free podcast from Women & Theatre, funded by Arts Council England. 

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This is our Revival series, which celebrates our 40th anniversary, by presenting play readings of key productions from our archive. 
 
Putting It About which was made in 1987 by Women & Theatre in response to the HIV AIDS pandemic. Followed by a discussion with Janice Connolly and Rachel Greaves from Birmingham HIV AIDS Memorial and Positive Peers. 
Putting It About was performed by Alison Carney as Anne, Ashleigh Aston as Lizzie, Julie Baker as Margaret and Jacoba Willams as Dion. It was directed by Jo Gleave. The Women & Theatre podcast theme was by Sam Frankie Fox. 
Putting It About was originally devised by Janice Connolly, Jo Broadwood, Polly Wright, Norma Smith and Sheryl Crown. The original designer was Jane Joyce.
This is a free podcast from Women & Theatre, funded by Arts Council England. 

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This is our Revival series, which celebrates our 40th anniversary, by presenting play readings of key productions from our archive. 
 
You’re about to listen to Touch Wood which was created by Women & Theatre to promote Breast Health awareness.
 
Touch Wood was performed by Alison Belbin as Sheila, and Adaya Henry Brenda, Noreen, Pauline, Hairdresser and the Wonderbra woman. It was directed by Jo Gleave. Women & Theatre podcast theme was by Sam Frankie Fox. 
Touch Wood was originally researched and devised by Janice Connolly & Alison Carney and directed by Theresa Heskins. 
This is a free podcast from Women & Theatre, funded by Arts Council England. 

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