Daniel Kanaber’s new play is at once an in-depth conversation and a presentation of the unspoken. At the show’s heart, the titular moon shines a spotlight on the very human - rather, very male - struggle to communicate.
Harpy Interviews: Rosie Hilton
Harpy chats to Rosie Hilton about her creative process, the impact of gender identity on her work and the power of poetry as both personal exploration and instigator of social change.
AMMA: Creating sustainable and ethical textile products
Harpy talks to Josie Mackenzie about the creation of AMMA, women’s livelihoods on the tea estates in Sri Lanka, and how to change the global fashion industry by promoting sustainable working conditions and environmentally friendly products.
Mind the Gender Data Gap: How Caroline Criado Perez is Exposing Data Bias
There are some books that change you. That alter your perception of yourself or the world, and once read you cannot go back to how you used to be. Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias In A World Designed For Men by Caroline Criado Perez is one of those books for me. It is persuasive, addictive, and should be required reading, young or old, whatever your gender.
Make Way for the Matriarchy: Hive City Legacy @ HOME, Manchester
This cacophonous collage of individual stories certainly fulfils its ‘genre-defying’ promise. From poetry, beatboxing, breakdancing, and song, to aerial acrobatics and unforgiving satire, you can never be sure of what the next scene holds.
Lemon House Theatre: shaking up the theatre landscape
Lemon House Theatre (aka Jen and Samia) have landed with a splash - and are about to debut their first full-length productions at The Bunker in South London. Harpy caught up with the smart, savvy pair to talk about theatre, politics and why woman are ALWAYS funniest when they’re in the home. Catch Willow and Different Sand on the 8th, 9th, 15th and 16th September.
Why do Straight Men on Dating Apps Just Want Women Who Don't Take Themselves Too Seriously?
Flicking through endless, unoriginal, dating profile personality bumf gives me a sensation akin to the second-hand anxiety of watching bad stand-up comedy. And there’s one particular cliché I keep coming across that I think (as a matter of national emergency) we must acknowledge… Why do so many of men just want someone “who doesn’t take herself too seriously?”
Miss Julie @ Hope Mill - An Age-Old Story of Sex & Power
Elysium Theatre Company’s production adheres to the period of the piece, whilst engaging in the timeless battle between servant and master, man and woman.
The Thelma and Louise Effect
I am a self-professed sucker for rom-coms and grew up on a steady diet of Richard Curtis films. But recently, perhaps in the wake of the hetero-normative pop-culture confinements of ‘Love Island’, I have found myself drawn to a different type of love story on Netflix…
How to App Date Without Losing Your Mind
Tinder, Bumble and Hinge – AKA the trifecta of terror. Dating has never been weirder. Hundreds of virtual encounters are just a swipe away, but what happens when you actually meet? Whether you’re gunning for something casual or a full-time bae, app dating can feel like navigating a whirlpool of hot trash…
Today Jewellery : Simple & Sustainable
Meet Séarlait – the creative clever-clogs behind Today, a sustainable jewellery brand characterised by beautifully simple design and a determination to reduce waste.
Make Gigs Safe for Women: how to do your part this festival season
Festival season is the perfect excuse for floaty dresses, body glitter, flower crowns and wellies. Unfortunately, it can also be the perfect excuse for casual assault, intimidation and sexual harassment.
One World Women: Working Together Across Borders
One World Women is an international, peer-to-peer training initiative, aimed at promoting business growth for ambitious female entrepreneurs in Western Africa. I caught up with the charity’s founder, Cath Harris, to discuss the past, present and future of this inspiring project.
dressed @ HOME Manchester
“It's difficult to review a play that directly points the finger at how trite the art of review writing can be.” Find out what Sacha Crowther thought of dressed, a new, thought-provoking production by This Egg theatre.
All I See Is You @ Hope Mill Theatre
All I See Is You follows Bobby and Ralph as they navigate the illegal underbelly of Canal Street in the 1960s. At its core, this production grapples with injustice, adjustment and, ultimately, acceptance.
Why are women so infatuated with serial killers?
What is it that makes killers so magnetic? Why do so many of us lust after people who would probably murder us in a dark alley? Doesn’t it go against every basic survival instinct?
Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Victim, Complex
Kiri Pritchard-McLean’s latest show might just be the best thing you ever see. Harpy unveils why you should be checking out one of our favourite heroines.
Drag Becomes Her: A Strange Sense of Sisterhood
This sparkling showcase features big names from Ru Paul’s Drag Race alongside a skeleton cast of fledgling Queens. Together, they celebrate tongue-in-cheek amateur dramatics for a screaming crowd of superfans.
#PodcastPick – The Butterfly Effect with Jon Ronson
This is a podcast about porn. You might think that listening to a (rich) straight white man talk about the porn industry would be eye-rollingly irritating, but in this podcast series Ronson takes a refreshingly holistic approach…
West Side Story: A Story of Love, Loss and Male Bravado
Jets, Sharks; Americans, Puerto Ricans; Men, Women: this is a land of opposites brought together in dissonance. Is it possible to bring a ‘love at first sight’ story into the Tinder-dominated age in which we now live?