OW! TheatreLab: an ensemble of female performers that I founded during lockdown to shed new light on a range of texts, to creatively engage with our communities - with care homes, community centres, schools and the general public - and to promote positive representations of older women.
OW! TheatreLab: Meena Agrawal, Roz Borley, Wendy Buckley, Jaki Grudzinskas, Hilary Hodson,
Karla Ptacek, Rose Taw, Mina Temple, Sasha Winslow, Jan Woods. Directed by Karla Ptacek
OW! TheatreLab: is made possible by support from Southwark Playhouse, Art Explora, Lewisham College, and Rose Bruford.
MARCH 2023: BENEFIT FOR UKRAINE
In just over a month we put together this benefit performance for women & girls in Ukraine. Our sell-out performance of The Government Inspector raised £2,525 for Action Aid/DEC Ukrainian Humanitarian Appeal, and were in the to 5% of thousands of fundraisers that month!
A huge THANK YOU! for all those who came to support us on the night and to the great many who donated online. An especial big shout-out to our generous Australian friends!
MAY 2023 We began performing in care homes and community centres thanks to our new association with Art Explora, an international foundation that inspires new encounters between arts and audiences – locally, nationally and internationally
Care home, Dalston May 2023
CURRENTLY IN REHEARSAL:
A lively, adaptation of 'Our Country's Good' by Timberlake Wertenbaker which includes additional material from Thomas Kineally's "The Playmaker" and 18th century Canting language. Different versions of this production are available to tour to schools, community groups and care homes from October 2023.
For further information please contact us at OW@artificialstage.com