Queen's University Belfast - Women TheatreMakers

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This series celebrates, and examines the challenges for, women making theatre in Northern Ireland from the 1980s to the present day. You will hear from theatremakers working in various roles, including writing, acting, directing, lighting and sound. From Charabanc Theatre Company’s establishment during the years of the Troubles to the contemporary theatre scene and Waking The Feminists NI, the episodes trace a rich tradition of women in theatre. This work was undertaken by Dr Shonagh Hill and supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council [grant number AH/X004414/1].

Episodes

  1. 04/30/2024 ·  Video

    Episode 4 - Katie Richardson & Mary Tumelty

    Lighting designer, Mary Tumelty, and musician, composer and sound engineer, Katie Richardson, talk with Dr Shonagh Hill about their experiences working in the creative roles in which women are most starkly underrepresented and what needs to change in the industry.

  2. 04/22/2024 ·  Video

    Episode 3 - Seón Simpson & Gina Donnelly

    Dr Shonagh Hill in conversation with producer and playwright, Gina Donnelly, and writer and director, Seón Simpson, about their partnership Skelpie Limmer and the obstacles currently facing feminist theatre makers in the North of Ireland.

  3. 04/15/2024 ·  Video

    Episode 2 - Brenda Winter-Palmer

    Dr Ali Fitzgibbon speaks with Dr Brenda Winter-Palmer about the legacy of Charabanc Theatre Company. They discuss Brenda’s work since leaving the company, including the establishment of Replay Theatre Company, all of which has been motivated by a deep sense of social justice. This episode was recorded in the Brian Friel Theatre at Queen’s University Belfast as part of the ‘Lay Up Your Ends at 40’ programme of events in Oct 2023 to celebrate the 40-year anniversary of Charabanc’s first production.

  4. 03/22/2024 ·  Video

    Episode 1 - Carol Moore

    ‘Watch Our Lips, We’re Speaking’. Carol Moore, one of the founding members of Charabanc Theatre Company, reflects on the formation of the all-women company in the 1980s: a period of violent conflict and unemployment. Carol takes us on a journey through the early days and their first production, Lay Up Your Ends.

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This series celebrates, and examines the challenges for, women making theatre in Northern Ireland from the 1980s to the present day. You will hear from theatremakers working in various roles, including writing, acting, directing, lighting and sound. From Charabanc Theatre Company’s establishment during the years of the Troubles to the contemporary theatre scene and Waking The Feminists NI, the episodes trace a rich tradition of women in theatre. This work was undertaken by Dr Shonagh Hill and supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council [grant number AH/X004414/1].

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