Past Shows
Past Shows
In our first year we produced over 20 short plays by women writers, and every year we tell even more previously unheard stories. Our writers have explored a range of themes such as the side effects of the contraceptive pill, the experiences of a Tawaif during the Indian War of Independence and female body image. We've been featured in The Stage, on BBC Radio London and DIVA Magazine said you should *probably* spend your International Women's Day with us. Take a look at some of our past shows...
Today I'm Wiser at Arcola Outside 2021
The Short Plays
A Thousand Eggs
by Farah Najib
Directed by Zyrenka Cox
Starring Ella Hunter-Clark and Emma Zaddow
Everything
by Alex Critoph
Directed by Beth Wilson
Starring Byrony Miller
Reclaim The Night
Written and directed by Melissa-Kelly Franklin
Starring Leah Harvey and Danny Horn
Sound and lighting design by Jonny Ryan
International Women's Day at The Arcola Theatre 2020
The Short Plays
Law Makers
by Danielle Wirsansky
Directed by Amy Marchant
Starring Connie Hyde & Polly Kemp
Firewatcher
by Helen Pain
Directed by Zyrenka Cox
Starring Katharine Orchard, Isabella Vericco & Lizzie Muncey
And So The Rabbit Died
by Emily Layton
Directed by Alex Critoph
Starring Sophie McQuillan
Gunn Woman
by Aine King
Directed by Leah Fogo
Starring Leigh Quinn
Tawaif
by Srabani Sen
Directed by Nieta Irons
Starring Srabani Sen
GIRL by Alex Critoph
Directed by Charlotte Ive
Starring Celeste Dodwell & Daniel Abbott
Casting by Laura Dickens (CDG)
Produced by Alex Critoph and Laura Dickens
VAULT Festival 2020
The short plays
Neighbourhood Watch
by Chloe Ellen Weare
Directed by Melissa-Kelly Franklin
Starring Bianca Beckles-Rose and Gabrielle Nellis-Pain
How to Make it to your 30th Birthday by Avoiding any and All Danger
by Morgan Drew Glasgow
Directed by Leah Fogo
Starring Amy Vicary-Smith
Guide to NOT being a shit feminist
by Gaby Foley and Poppy Sutch
Directed by Alexandra Boyd
Starring Marie Lawrence and Yolanda Ovide
Casting by Laura Dickens (CDG)
Produced by Alex Critoph and Laura Dickens
Arcola Theatre 2019
The Short plays
Dutty Wine
by Nicole Latchana
Directed by Leah Fogo
Starring Bianca Beckles-Rose and Oyinka Yusuff
Pink Eye
by Trudy Hodgson
Directed by Alexandra Boyd
Starring Jane Nash and Sanda Maitland
What the Dolls Saw
by Nic Lamont
Directed by Leah Fogo
Starring Ellen Verenieks, Laura Hyde, Samantha Giffard and Christina Meehan
Chimera
Written and performed Farah Najib
Directed by Becky Harrison
Madison High
by Alex Critoph
Directed by Laura Jayne Bateman
Starring Sara Stewart and Celeste Dodwell
The Labyrinth Diet
by Laura Horton
Directed by Alex Critoph
Starring Sophie McQuillan
Trapped in Colour
by Rasheka Christie
Directed by Nkechyere Nwobani-Akanwo
Starring Hannah Sinclair Robinson, Christine Gomes & David Leopold
Algorithm
by Catherine Kolubayev
Directed by Zyrenka Cox
Starring Chloe Tannenbaum & Amy Marchant
Produced by Alex Critoph and Laura Dickens
The London Theatre Podcast
The Short Plays
Gunn Woman
by Aine King
Directed by Leah Fogo
Starring Leigh Quinn
How to Make it to your 30th Birthday by Avoiding any and All Danger
by Morgan Drew Glasgow
Directed by Leah Fogo
Starring Amy Vicary Smith
The Sound of their Despair
by Farah Najib
Directed by Zyrenka Cox
Starring Oyinka Yusuff
The Robin
by Sophie McQuillan
Directed by Zyrenka Cox
Starring Simon Robinson
Tawaif
written and performed by Srabani Sen
Directed by Nieta Irons
The Labyrinth Diet
by Laura Horton
Directed by Alex Critoph
Starring Sophie McQuillan
And So The Rabbit Died
by Emily Layton
Directed by Alex Critoph
Starring Sophie McQuillan
Everything
by Alex Critoph
Directed by Laura Jayne Bateman
Starring Celeste Dodwell
Disney Pyjamas and Mini Eggs
written and performed by Liane Grant
Directed by Laura Jayne Bateman
Produced by Alex Critoph and Tom Hartwell