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THE PROCESS

11 January - 1 February 2020

THE PROCESS
Jo’s winning at life, a Deaf woman turning the hearing world on its head - until the system turns on her. In a malevolent bureaucracy swept up in the rise of alt-right politics, what happens if you believe ‘it’ll never happen to me’?

The Process is told in BSL and spoken English, and every show will be performed in a relaxed environment.
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The Girl With Glitter In Her Eye

12 - 27 January 2020

The Girl With Glitter In Her Eye
Two women. Three voices. One story. 

Phil has a secret. Helen has an opportunity. A swan sings... 

Desperate to find her voice, Helen seeks inspiration from Phil’s story but is it possible to tell someone’s story without silencing them along the way?

The Girl With Glitter In Her Eye is a cross-arts show created by an explosive collaboration of female and LGBTQIA+ artists, fusing spoken word, original live music and exceptional performances to tell the story of a friendship complicated by the revelation of trauma.
 
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THE SPACE IS YOURS

Monday 3rd - Saturday 8th February

THE SPACE IS YOURS

Join us in The Bunker every afternoon to play, make music, rehearse plays, have meetings or write (on the walls and on your laptops). Every room in the theatre is available including the dressing room, the Writers' Snug, the bar and of course the theatre. 


Each evening there will be a drink and a useful talk and Q&A about something that could help tangibly with putting on shows at the fringe and the wider theatre world and at lunch there will be a smaller version of the talk, for those of you that have limited time.
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QUEERS UP FRONT

Monday 10th - Saturday 15th February

QUEERS UP FRONT

Queers Up Front is a space for queer voices to ring out loud. Every evening, work by a wide variety of queer artists will take centre stage. A scratchy, sparky night of first drafts, re-workings, daring ideas, autobiography, comedy, fiction and more mix together to celebrate queer led work. And of course, a bit of a dance at the weekend too. 

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EVERYWOMAN

Monday 17th - Saturday 22nd February

EVERYWOMAN & OTHER CONFESSIONS
'This prods relentlessly and effectively at the gap between how women live and what we actually feel. Such honesty is an act of radicalism. More please' Lyn Gardner 

Everywoman is a deep and dirty dive into being a woman, the danger of autobiography and the existential threat of motherhood. A one woman play by... anonymous. Everywoman will be accompanied by five brand new 'confessions' on parenting and identity.
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THE UPSETTERS

Monday 24th - Saturday 29th February

THE UPSETTERS

THE UPSETTERS present a week-long festival dedicated to celebrating artists of colour where we will hold a poetry night, debut two pieces of new writing, present a scratch night and host a series of workshops where we pay participants to attend to cover loss of earning.

Featuring a Double Bill of Unburied by Jimin Suh, directed by Adrian Tang, and Wakes by Sidney Belony, directed by Brigitte Adela.

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NATASHA BROWN: POWER x RESISTANCE

Monday 2nd - Saturday 7th March

NATASHA BROWN: POWER x RESISTANCE
POWER. Let's explode it. Subvert it. Speak truth to it. Who has it? Who wants it? Who gets to have it? Who never does?  

This Takeover week explores power and resistance in theatre and society.

Featuring performances of I AM (NOT) KANYE WEST by Natasha Brown 
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SABRINA MAHFOUZ: LILITH & KARAOKAY

Tuesday 10th - Saturday 14th March 2020

SABRINA MAHFOUZ: LILITH & KARAOKAY
Womxn the world over still fight for autonomy over their bodies in all ways. With performances of Lilith by Jennie Buckman and KaraOkay by Sabrina Mahfouz, throughout this week abortion, miscarriage, surrogacy, still-birth and infertility will be spoken about, sung out loud and above all, any shame will be taken over with a celebration of womxn’s bodies and voices from the ancient myths to the legends of the future.
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MORGAN & ABI'S POWER SHARE

Monday 16th - Saturday 21st March 2020

MORGAN AND ABI'S POWER SHARE
What would you do with a little taste of power? Would you share it, the way we always say we’ll do? Or would you keep it for yourself?

In an industry that often feels inaccessible, where opportunities are out-of-reach for so many, we want to examine the reality of carrying out an altruistic idea.
 
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WHERE DO WE GO NEXT?

Tuesday 24th - Saturday 28th March

CAITRIONA SHOOBRIDGE: WHERE DO WE GO NEXT?
An immersive film and sound installation featuring six new short plays from underrepresented writers, interrogating the importance of diverse, political theatre in an increasingly hostile environment.
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