The Party Somewhere Else, a Nottingham-based collective of female maverick creatives, are pleased to announce the exciting programme for the first ever The Party Somewhere Else Festival – a week-long programme of performances and workshops led by women, to be showcased at Nottingham Playhouse from 20th to 24th March 2018.
Highlights of the programme include: Katie Arnstein’s Bicycles and Fish, which she brings to Nottingham fresh off the back of five star reviews at London’s VAULT Festival; shows from Dance 4 supported artists Nicola Carter and Kimberley Harvey; and immersive literary cabaret The Full Bronte, in which critically acclaimed company Scary Little Girls take a raucous look at the work of the Bronte sisters.
One evening has been supported and curated by Camden People’s Theatre, who have programmed two shows which will have their East Midlands premieres as part of the festival: SEXY by Vanessa Kisuule and Temporary by Libby Liburd, both highlights of the renowned Calm Down, Dear festival.
Camden People’s Theatre Artistic Director Brian Logan said: “We at Camden People’s Theatre are thrilled to be supporting The Party Somewhere Else on their new festival of female-led theatre. With our own annual festival Calm Down, Dear, we’ve done our best to support and champion the most exciting feminist theatre in the UK and beyond. When the opportunity arose to help these terrific theatre-makers in the East Midlands do something similar, we jumped at it. We’re proud to be involved, and can’t wait to see the work that this exciting new event will bring to the stage.”
Other events taking place during the week include performances from BAFTA nominated actor and writer Leanne Davis, Notnow Collective, Mellow Baku, Tessa Parr and Vertebra Theatre. There will also be a workshop about the legacy of Suffragettes and women’s voting rights run by Kate Willoughby in conjunction with Centenary Cities Nottingham.
The full The Party Somewhere Else Festival line-up and tickets are available here.Â
