The Women’s March will be marked in history as a protest that brought the world together. On Saturday 21st January, after the inauguration of President Trump, millions took to the streets in opposition to multiple statements made by the infamous president regarding women’s rights. Affected greatly by the cause and camaraderie present on the day, comedian Sajeela Kershi would seek inspiration for her latest show Fights Like a Girl! Read on to find out more about the show…

It’s been nearly 20 years since Bad Girls made its screen debut on our TV sets. A prison drama unlike any other, it placed the voices of women from all walks of life centre stage. Orange is the New Black continues to blaze the trail in our new age of streaming box sets as and when we like, again offering an alternative to the female experience. Expanding on the conversation of gender equality and imprisonment, Cassiah Joski-Jethi brings her show Under My Thumb, shortlisted for a RED Women Theatre Award to this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Read on to find out more about the show…

Missing People is the only charity in the UK committed to reuniting missing individuals with their families. In the UK, approximately 250, 000 people go missing each year and with that, a network of family and friends are left affected too. RED Theatre Awards Shortlisted writer Siân Rowland explores this in her play Gazing at a Distant Star. Read on to find out more about the play.

Inspired by the music and fashion legacy the late and great David Bowie left behind, From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads is a celebration of the pioneer’s back catalogue. Currently on tour and and playing at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival, writer/director and AD of Jacksons Lane Theatre Ade Berry tells us more about the show.

Recipient of this year’s Les Enfants Terrible Greenwich Partnership Award with their latest venture Goody, BoonDog Theatre is set to take the production, an exploration of the relationship between a performing ape and a human being to this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Ahead of BoonDog Theatre’s month long run, writer and actress Lucy Roslyn talks more about the production here.

Writer Milly Thomas showcases a multitude of themes from love, gender and domestic abuse in her latest show Brutal Cessation. Brutal Cessation will take residence at Assembly George Square at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Ahead of the month long run, Milly talks to Theatrefullstop about the show.

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Worklight Theatre are a company driven by personal stories. Their latest show, Fix, examining the causes and effects of addictions within society. Worklight Theatre will showcase Fix at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival at the Underbelly, Cowgate throughout August. Ahead of their month long residency, duo Joe Sellman-Leava and Michael Woodman talk more about the show.

Before pursuing a career in acting, Phina Oruche graced many a fashion campaign, most notably for Gap and worked alongside the modelling holy trinity; Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington. Oruche’s career however wouldn’t stop there as she’d later pursue a career in television, taking on various roles including the self assured Liberty Baker in the ground breaking Footballer’s Wives. Oruche is now taking on another role; that of writer in her debut show Identity Crisis.  Read on to find out more about the show.

To make it within the arts, you have to have the passion and the determination to succeed. The industry is incredibly competitive, and what can often be glossed over are the countless amount of auditions attended to gain that lucky break. Performer Aaron Rahn is currently embarking on this journey, and is also adding a touch of the West End at Leon-a restaurant embracing the arts and bringing a slice of theatre to the dining experience. Aaron talks about his time at Leon, his inspirations as a performer and offers very useful advice.

Evening Standard Award winner Kwame Kwei-Armah blazed the trail in 2003, with his fifth work, Elmina’s Kitchen becoming only the second play written by a black playwright to be staged at the world renowned National Theatre. The play would also become Olivier Award nominated, and would also televised, further highlighting the playwright’s ambition and talent. Fast forward to 2017, and Kwame has helped to steer the Baltimore Centre Stage Theater into a collaborative, digitally aware and dramaturgically driven direction, taking on curatorial responsibilities as the theatre’s Artistic Director. Find out more about how the celebrated performer and playwright decided to take on this exciting role in the U.S.