Why did it take so insufferably long for women to get the vote? This May, Mikron Theatre Company will mark the 100th anniversary of women in the UK being allowed to vote, with the premiere of Revolting Women -Vashti Maclachlan’s new play about the suffragette story as seen through the eyes of the political activist and campaigner for women’s rights Sylvia Pankhurst.
The new play will start its national tour at the Lawrence Batley Theatre on 26 May and then around the UK by road and river until the 13 October 2018.
Revolting Women tells the Suffragette story through the eyes of Sylvia Pankhurst, who fought for the vote alongside working women in the East End. Sylvia meets Lettie and together they push to Parliament, to bend the ear of the Cabinet.
Full of political satire, song and more suffrage societies than you can shake a stick at, Revolting Women unravels a contentious and momentous movement in history!
Revolting Women will be directed by Jonny Kelly (A Princess Undone, Park Theatre and Bismillah!, VAULT Festival 2018), designed by Celia Perkins (Dick Wittington, Oldham Coliseum), with music composed by Kieran Buckeridge (War Game, Bristol Old Vic) and directed by Rebekah Hughes (Cyrano, Northern Broadsides). The cast will feature Christopher Arkeston, James McLean, Rosamund Hine and Daisy Ann Fletcher.
Revolting Women, will be touring nationally from May 2018 alongside Ged Cooper’s new play celebrating 70 years of the NHS – Get Well Soon.
For further information on both shows click here.
