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SUMMARY:Geordie Gaol Girls - The Play
DESCRIPTION:Following Women’s Workshop’s involvement in the workshops that helped create its characters (ours is ‘Hilda Collins’)\, Geordie Gaol Girls the play will unearth the hidden herstories of the women and girls who lived and worked within the walls of Newcastle’s gaol. From fearless suffragettes who risked everything for equality to the last woman ever hanged in the city\, Geordie Gaol Girls brings to life the voices that history tried to silence. Were they criminals—or simply women of their time\, punished for stepping out of line? And do their spirits still linger in the shadows of the old site? This isn’t just a play; it’s a once-in-a-lifetime theatrical experience. For the first\, and perhaps only time\, these untold stories will be performed on the very ground where they unfolded\, exactly 100 years after the prison closed its doors. More info here \nWe have a small number of complimentary tickets available for the performance at 1pm on 22nd Oct. Please let us know asap if you would be interested in coming along.
URL:https://womensworkshop.net/event/geordie-gaol-girls-the-play/
LOCATION:Recovery College Collective\, Newcastle upon Tyne\, \, NE1 6UF
CATEGORIES:Be Aware,Be Connected,Drama,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250527T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250527T133000
DTSTAMP:20261024T042815
CREATED:20250518T093603Z
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SUMMARY:Geordie Gaol Girl Workshop
DESCRIPTION:This project uses drama\, storytelling and writing to bring the histories to life of women who have been caught up in the justice system\, using ideas from real stories of women who were in Newcastle Gaol. Our final in person session is from 11.30 till 1.30pm on 27th May at Fourways 2\, where we pull together all our work to create a Northumberland character to feature in the final performance\, and get to meet the actor who will play her. 
URL:https://womensworkshop.net/event/geordie-gaol-girl-workshop/
LOCATION:Fourways 2\, Dilston Terrace\, Amble\, NE65 0DT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Arts,Drama,Networking,Performance,Project,workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250426T073000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250426T210000
DTSTAMP:20261024T042815
CREATED:20250420T094324Z
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SUMMARY:Scaffolding
DESCRIPTION:‘Sheridan is having a bad day. Her church is closing\, Adult Social Care are on her case\, and she can’t work out what ingredients she needs from Homebase to make a bomb. With no one else to turn to\, she climbs the scaffolding around the leaking church steeple with a few questions for Whoever Is In Charge.’ \nScaffolding is an explosive new show about strength\, love and community and an award-nominated play produced in association with Bristol Old Vic and Pleasance Theatre Trust for the Edinburgh National Partnerships programme. \nContent warning: This show includes some strong language \nRunning time: 75 mins plus Q&A \n  \nWe have four free tickets to give away for this Highlights Touring Company performance! Contact info@womensworkshop.net if you would like to go. If you miss the free ones you can buy tickets here \n 
URL:https://womensworkshop.net/event/scaffolding/
CATEGORIES:Arts,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250310T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250310T143000
DTSTAMP:20261024T042815
CREATED:20250227T150715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250227T150715Z
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SUMMARY:'Geordie Gaol Girl' Launch
DESCRIPTION:A special event for IWD\, launching our involvement in a new drama based project\, Geordie Gaol Girls with Workie Ticket Theatre Company\, and looking at what’s changed for women in the justice system. \n“Workie Ticket Theatre invites you to take part in the Geordie Gaol Girls project—an exciting opportunity to explore the forgotten stories of the women imprisoned in Newcastle Gaol and the staff who worked there. \nJoin us for an Information Day on 10th March at 1pm to learn more about the project\, upcoming workshops\, and how you can get involved. We’ll also discuss how women’s experiences in the justice system have changed—or remained the same—over time. \nFollowing this session\, participants can join weekly creative workshops every Tuesday from 18th March\, using drama\, storytelling and writing to bring these histories to life. As part of this process\, you’ll help develop a character who will become one of the main figures in the final immersive play. You will even get the chance to meet your character as they come to life\, performed by a professional actor! \nNo prior experience is needed—just an interest in women’s history or trying something new. We’d love for you to be involved! Email workietickettheatre@gmail.com for more info and info@womensworkshop.net to let us know if you’d like to be involved.
URL:https://womensworkshop.net/event/geordie-gaol-girl-launch/
LOCATION:Fourways 2\, Dilston Terrace\, Amble\, NE65 0DT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Arts,Drama,Group,Networking,Performance,Project,workshop
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231130T201500
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SUMMARY:Walk the Line Conference
DESCRIPTION:Workie Ticket would like to invite you to our WALK THE LINE creative conference\, delivered as part of the United Nations 16 Days of Activism to end gender based violence. \nThis year\, our primary focus is specifically on post- separation abuse. \nDiscover why the ‘system is broken’ and how the likes of Family Court\, CAFCASS\, the Child Maintenance Service can often make it harder for survivors to break-free from the cycle of abuse. Whilst the onus is often placed on leaving the abusive relationship\, what happens after you do so? What are the next steps for those leaving an abusive relationship and why and how should services be aware that the abuse often does not stop after physical separation? \nWe aim to host a unique conference with live performances\, an art exhibition\, keynote speakers\, an expert panel discussion and a chance to take part in creating a ‘Walk the Line’ action plan; all produced\, presented and delivered by survivors of abuse. \nThe conference will include: \nSpecial guest keynote speaker: Kayliegh Richardson\, Associate Professor in Law at Northumbria University and a Family Law solicitor. \nCEO of White Ribbon UK\, Anthea Sully: White Ribbon is the UK’s leading charity engaging men and boys in the fight to end violence against women and girls. \nA performance of ‘I Walk the Line’\, a play written by JoJo Kirtley about single mother Steph\, who sings to block out her abusive ex and remains determined to ‘walk the line’ for her two sons. Based on real-life events\, ‘I Walk the Line’ will be performed by survivor Ashlea Sanderson and directed by Charlotte Ryder. \nA work-in-progress theatre piece about post-separation abuse written in collaboration with playwright and survivor\, JoJo Kirtley. \nAn art exhibition by local artist and survivor\, Ellen Erichsen. \nAnd much\, much more to be announced..! \nPresented by the inspirational Fisa Humpledink. \n*Please note that this conference will discuss strong themes that some people might find triggering such as sexual violence\, physical violence\, covert abuse/coercive control and emotional abuse.* \nAll welcome; although we strongly recommend 14+ \nFunded by Groundworks Comic Relief.This conference is free because we believe in making these discussions accessible to all. However\, donations are welcome.
URL:https://womensworkshop.net/event/walk-the-line/
LOCATION:The Exchange\, HowardsStreet\, North Shields\, NE30 1SE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Be Connected,Conference,Networking,Performance,workshop
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220407T210000
DTSTAMP:20261024T042815
CREATED:20220129T200702Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220219T092430Z
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SUMMARY:Tickbox - performance with Lubna Kerr
DESCRIPTION:A semi-autobiographical\, one-woman play in Scots-English and Urdu\, which combines theatre\, storytelling\, and comedy to interweave the journeys of two Scottish Pakistani women. \nTickbox describes a Pakistani woman’s journey from a very comfortable\, middle-class life in Pakistan to Govan in Glasgow. It recounts the challenges and contrasts she encountered when she first moved to her new home in Scotland\, and intertwines with her daughter’s story\, and the barriers she too has faced. \nDrawing out the parallels in their lives\, decades apart\, we meet two women whose experiences could see them typecast in the stereotypical role of downtrodden Asian women\, but who are united by blood\, passion\, and determination. \nWe have ten free tickets – let Lesley know if you’d like to come admin@womensworkshop.net 
URL:https://womensworkshop.net/event/tickbox-performance-lubna-kerr/
LOCATION:St Cuthberts Hall\, Amble\, NE65 0DX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Arts,Be Connected,Performance,Women's Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220326T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220326T213000
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CREATED:20220119T234310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220119T234310Z
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SUMMARY:Miss Nobodies
DESCRIPTION:‘The tragedy of anyone’s life is never what happens but what fails to happen.’\nThis new comedy play asks the audience to follow the journey of ‘the old tin bath shop’ in a Lancashire town. Witness the strong women who galvanised the community and how we might join the crusade to make our hometowns and our stories better. You’ll leave with a sense of civic pride and renewed social responsibility. \nInspired by the works of Ethel Carnie Holdsworth and set against the backdrop of a Lancashire Mill town\, Miss Nobodies uses storytelling\, humour and music to discover what holds us together and what breaks us apart. \nWomen’s Workshop has ten free tickets for this performance to give away\, and will organise transport and a pre-theatre drink.
URL:https://womensworkshop.net/event/miss-nobodies/
LOCATION:Whittingham Memorial Institute\, NE66 4UP
CATEGORIES:Arts,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211129T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211129T143000
DTSTAMP:20261024T042815
CREATED:20211105T092545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211105T093437Z
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SUMMARY:#16Days
DESCRIPTION:As part of the 16 Days of Action Against Gender-Based Violence you are invited to join us to discuss: What next for women? \nAfter it was reported by the UN (2020) that the social and economic impacts of the pandemic fell harder on women than men alongside the murders of women such as Sarah Everard and Sabina Nessa\, we want to raise awareness\, take action and amplify the voices of women from across the North East.  \nWomen’s Workshop & Workie Ticket Theatre present:  \nThe premiere screening of Workie Ticket Theatre’s new short film ‘Her Primal Scream’ which has been created using verbatim material from interviews and survey responses\, images and film footage submitted to Workie Ticket by women from across the North East. The film was produced as part of the Womxn Up? project in collaboration with film-maker Michelle Fox and is performed by Wambui Hardcastle\, Jacqueline Phillips and Ashlea Sanderson. This will follow a short panel discussion about the impact of the pandemic on women.  \nA reading of the short play; ‘I Walk the Line’ by JoJo Kirtley. Read by Ashlea Sanderson. Based on the true-life experiences of domestic abuse.  \nA performance of ‘Savage Daughters’: A dynamic performance by the women involved in our drama project\, about the cycles of a woman’s body. From menstruation to menopause\, motherhood and moon syncing. \nA ‘make your own ribbon’ craft workshop to support #16Days  \nCake will be provided!  \nAll Welcome.  \n*Please note to keep us all Covid safe we are asking everyone to book a ticket to monitor the numbers.* \nhttps://16daysambleevent.eventbrite.co.uk 
URL:https://womensworkshop.net/event/16-days/
LOCATION:Dovecote Centre\, Dovecote Street\, Amble\, Northumberland\, NE65 0DX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Be Aware,Be Connected,Festival,Film,Networking,Performance,Stall,Women's Event,workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211102T233000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211102T233000
DTSTAMP:20261024T042815
CREATED:20210514T131541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211028T115846Z
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SUMMARY:Savage Daughters - live performance with Workie Ticket Theatre
DESCRIPTION:‘Savage Daughters’ Theatre performance  \nA poignant\, darkly humorous\, exploration of womanhood and the control our bodies endure through the many cycles of our lives. \nThis is the final outcome of the series of drama workshops that have been running as part of the In the Cycles programme.  There will be a dynamic performance for Samhain by the women involved\, about the cycles of a woman’s body. From menstruation to menopause\, motherhood and moon syncing. \nPlease note that the material is not suitable for children. \nThe performance is likely to be around 20 minutes in length\, and you’re welcome to stay for lunch and talk through the issues the drama raises. \nBook here
URL:https://womensworkshop.net/event/in-the-cycles-samhain-festival-performance-day-womens-cycle-workie-ticket-theatre/
LOCATION:Dovecote Centre\, Dovecote Street\, Amble\, Northumberland\, NE65 0DX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Arts,Be Active,Be Aware,Be Connected,Festival,Learn,online session,Performance,Project,Session,Support Meeting,Support Service,Take Notice,Women's Event,workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210908T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210908T130000
DTSTAMP:20261024T042815
CREATED:20210514T125533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210904T201919Z
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SUMMARY:In The Cycles Theatre Workshops with Workie Ticket Theatre
DESCRIPTION:‘In The Cycles’ Theatre Workshops with Theatre Practitioner Ashlea Sanderson \nAshlea invites you to devise a performance about the cycles of a woman’s body. From menstruation to menopause\, motherhood and moon syncing. Let’s talk about what makes us so MAGIC and the interesting ways our bodies follow the cycles in nature through this series of fun\, creative workshops that will be developed into a dynamic performance for Samhain. \nPlease register your interest with admin@womensworkshop.net for a link to this session.
URL:https://womensworkshop.net/event/in-the-cycles-womens-cycle-workie-ticket-theatre-copy/2021-09-08/
LOCATION:Dovecote Centre\, Dovecote Street\, Amble\, Northumberland\, NE65 0DX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Arts,Be Active,Be Aware,Be Connected,Festival,Learn,online session,Performance,Project,Session,Support Meeting,Support Service,Take Notice,Women's Event,workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Women's Workshop":MAILTO:admin@womensworkshop.net
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210806T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210806T200000
DTSTAMP:20261024T042815
CREATED:20210712T234736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210712T234749Z
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SUMMARY:Walk in Your Shoes and Doorstep Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Part of the November Club’s ‘Walk in Your Shoes’ project walking across Northumberland to meet with communities.  The Amble stop is hosted by the Dovecote Centre. A Day of theatre\, music\, stalls and chat to explore how we are all feeling about getting back into being a live audience for all kinds of arts. \nThe event will be outdoors and Womens Workshop will be organising stalls and a craft workshop. There will also be a performance of Doorstep Theatre outside the Workshop. \nEveryone Welcome
URL:https://womensworkshop.net/event/walk-shoes-doorstep-theatre/
LOCATION:Dovecote Centre\, Dovecote Street\, Amble\, Northumberland\, NE65 0DX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Arts,Be Connected,Cafe Event,Family Event,Festival,her-itage,Networking,Performance,Stall,workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210621T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210621T123000
DTSTAMP:20261024T042815
CREATED:20210514T125101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210605T104410Z
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SUMMARY:Launch -  In the Cycles theatre workshops with Workie Ticket
DESCRIPTION:‘In The Cycles’ Theatre Workshops with Theatre Practitioner and Co Director of Workie Ticket Theatre CIC\, Lindsay Nicholson. \nLindsay invites you to get involved in a three month project to devise a performance about the cycles of women’s bodies. From menstruation to menopause\, motherhood and moon syncing. Let’s talk about what makes us so MAGIC and the interesting ways our bodies follow the cycles in nature through this series of fun\, creative workshops that will be developed into a dynamic performance for Samhain. \nThis launch session is on Zoom\, but all future sessions will be in person on Wednesdays at the Dovecote Centre. Come to the launch session to find out more…. \nPlease register for this online launch session here – https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/InTheCyclesJune21 and we will send details of how to join.
URL:https://womensworkshop.net/event/in-the-cycles-launch-womens-cycle-workie-ticket-theatre-copy/
LOCATION:Dovecote Centre\, Dovecote Street\, Amble\, Northumberland\, NE65 0DX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Arts,Be Active,Be Aware,Be Connected,Learn,online session,Performance,Project,Session,Support Service,Take Notice,Women's Event,workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Women's Workshop":MAILTO:admin@womensworkshop.net
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210619T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210619T210000
DTSTAMP:20261024T042815
CREATED:20210619T202339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210619T202549Z
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SUMMARY:Walk in Your Shoes Event and Performances
DESCRIPTION:The Women’s Workshop will be participating in a special day at the Dovecote Centre. Members of the community are invited to come along to a day of activities and performance\, with the aim of finding out more about how people feel about getting back in touch with the arts and theatre\, as we emerge from the pandemic restrictions. We will be running activities at the Dovecote Centre\, as well as having a unique performance from the November Club in the garden of the Women;s Workshop. More information to follow….
URL:https://womensworkshop.net/event/walk-shoes-event/
CATEGORIES:Be Connected,Cafe Event,Family Event,Networking,Performance,workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180309T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180309T203000
DTSTAMP:20261024T042815
CREATED:20180302T214102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180302T214102Z
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SUMMARY:Sylvia
DESCRIPTION:Still tickets left for performance at the Cheviot Centre on Friday March 9th – don’t miss out\, add your name to the list of those coming along. \nSell-out play celebrates women getting the vote \n100 years after women got the vote\, the acclaimed play ‘Sylvia’\, about suffragette and artist Sylvia Pankhurst\, is coming to the Borders as part of International Women’s Day celebrations. \nJackie Mulhallen\, the author and sole performer said “Sylvia was a leading figure in the fight for the vote and for better pay and working conditions for working women\, but she is often forgotten. An accomplished artist\, she also painted the first ever series of pictures of working women\, including the bondagers\, and these pictures are part of the show.” \nSylvia Pankhurst has been hailed as the “greatest Englishwoman of the 20th century”\, and this play about her has already sold out in Wolverhampton and Salford. It is being staged at   The Cheviot Centre in Wooler on Friday 9th March (tickets £8). Ring 01668 282406 \nDirector and designer William Alderson said there had been a constant \ndemand for its revival\, and last year Lynx launched its first national tour of this updated production\, but with the same actress returning to the role. The author said: “We have found that ‘Sylvia’ is as relevant today as when it was when it was first written – possibly even more so\, and performances are frequently selling out. In Salford the tickets went in just four days and over a month before we were to perform!” \nMr Alderson’s production uniquely uses a sequence of slides of Sylvia \nPankhurst’s life and art as a background to the play’s action\, among them her paintings of the bondagers of the Border country. “I use 250 slides of images from collections of archive photos of people and places in her life\, and specially commissioned photos of Manchester and Venice\, where she studied mosaics at San Marco. It is also a rare opportunity to see almost all her paintings\, now held in private collections\, including that of her granddaughter\, Helen Pankhurst\,” said the director. Local writer\, Dinah Iredale\, who has written about the bondagers\, will be joining the company for the audience discussion after both performances. She saw the play in Blyth last year and said “I thoroughly enjoyed the performance and the combination of the images and acting was perfect.” \nMs Mulhallen\, who studied theatre in Finland for a year and visited Poland twice to look at its its progressive theatre scene\, also draws on experience as a student and performer in fringe and community theatre in London and Sydney. ‘Rebels and Friends’\, another play by her\, was toured round England and Ireland by Lynx\, and that too may be revived this year. Mr Alderson\, who also directed that play\, studied drama at Bristol University\, and worked for 25 years in BBC Television News as a film\, video and computer editor. \nThe performances have been supported by the Scottish Borders Rape Crisis Centre\, the Scottish Borders Council\, Unison and the RMT.
URL:https://womensworkshop.net/event/sylvia/
LOCATION:12 Padgepool Pl\, \, Wooler \, Northumberland\, NE71 6BL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:her-itage,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180308T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180308T210000
DTSTAMP:20261024T042815
CREATED:20180302T214101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180302T214101Z
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SUMMARY:Werca's Folk and Film Premiere 'Night of Years'
DESCRIPTION:This is the evening session for International Women’s Day\, open to all. \nThe celebrations start at 7.00pm with a performance by the hugely popular women’s choir Werca’s Folk\, directed by Sandra Kerr who will also be leading the singing workshop. \nat 7.45 the performance will be followed by the premiere showing of a short film Night of Years by Alysoun Sharpe of Shadowcat Films\, featuring the life of Victorian social reformer Josephine Butler (who is buried in nearby St. Gregory the Great Church churchyard in Kirknewton). \nThe showing will be followed by a short Q&A with Alysoun and Jane Jordan. Dr Jane Jordan is a lecturer at Kingston University where she teaches undergraduates on courses on the Victorian Novel\, Dickens and British Literature 1880-1914 and runs a course on Sexuality and Gender for the Nineteenth Century MA. Her books include the acclaimed biography of the Victorian campaigner Josephine Butler. \nGet your ticket here. \nDonations to Rape Crisis Tyne & Wear and Northumberland.
URL:https://womensworkshop.net/event/wercas-folk-and-film-premiere-night-of-years/
LOCATION:12 Padgepool Pl\, \, Wooler \, Northumberland\, NE71 6BL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Film,her-itage,Performance
ORGANIZER;CN="Alysoun Sharpe":MAILTO:alysoun@shadowcatfilms.com
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