As the Tory party scrabble to choose a less abhorrent leader, Claire Wilsher unpacks why she won’t be dancing in the streets just yet.
Oh Mother: An Autobiographical Assault on the Senses
This wild and chaotic production is a testament to the fact that no two experiences of motherhood are the same.
Sisterhood and Cyborgs: Electric Rosary at the Royal Exchange
Robots, rioting and religion collide in this story that challenges the bonds of sisterhood and questions the very bounds of humanity.
Raising Agents: A Spirited Salute to the Women’s Institute
Bickering their way to a solution, four WI members decide to evolve with the times. In doing so, they look back upon a century of women who came before them.
Ayahs’ Home: Getting a blue plaque for Britain's forgotten women
This Women’s History Month, we chatted to Farhanah Mamoojee about her mission to commemorate the South and South-East Asian nannies of Victorian and Edwardian Hackney.
A Castle for Christmas: The best worst film I’ve ever seen
This article contains spoilers… then again if you’ve read the title then you already know what happens.
Women are more than children
Maternal instinct: the natural desire to become a mother. But what if you don’t have it?
The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart @ The Royal Exchange
By leading us to presume the impending rhyme, this story of an eponymous heroine subverts our expectations at each turn.
The rise (or fall) of sensitivity readers
The concept of sensitivity reading may be new to you – but is it already on its way out?
Period Poverty: Your donations doubled on #GivingTuesday
For Giving Tuesday, donate to period poverty charity Freedom4Girls and have your contribution doubled by the Big Give Christmas Challenge.
A Play About Sex: Women take centre stage in new sex survey
An independent theatre production company wants to hear from women of all backgrounds about their relationship with sex.
All Female Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream at its Most Fierce
A Midsummer Night’s Dream proudly flaunts its all-female cast. But cast’s chosen pronouns are one of the least notable things about this production. The casting is flawless, regardless of gender.
Is the ancient Medusa myth still relevant to women today?
Rosie Hewlett, author of award-winning novel, Medusa, speaks to Harpy Magazine about the enduring power of a four thousand year old myth.
Freedom, Fringe and Al-Fresco Fun: Refract Festival returns to Waterside
As inclusive, “something for everyone” events go, Refract truly lives up to its claims.
Raise the Curtain: Live Theatre has Returned!
With a spotlight at the end of the lockdown tunnel, and the promise of live theatre productions taking place as early as next week, I’ve been ruminating on what it really is that I’ve missed and exactly what I can’t wait to return to.
Compass Festival: Reconnecting in 2021
Compass Festival is bringing life back to Leeds with a year-long programme of free interactive art pieces to make you think, feel, and smile.
The Art of Embroidery: Why a traditional 'woman's craft' became a popular form of feminist expression
From detailed diagrams of the uterus to suffragette slogans; embellished prints of inspirational women to vibrators spouting positive vibes (geddit?), the riot of feminist embroidery is as powerful as it is creative – but why?
How to Be a Man Who Doesn't Scare Women
Sarah Everard was kidnapped while walking the 50-minute journey home from her friend’s house through Clapham Common. She took a well-lit route, made a phone call on the way and wore brightly coloured clothing – in short, she did everything women are taught to do to protect themselves, and it still wasn’t enough.
Here’s Why British Protesters Want to “Kill the Bill”
On 18 March Sisters Uncut gathered women and allies from all over the country, under the rallying cry #KilltheBill, for an online public meeting featuring speakers from Black Lives Matter, Traveller Pride, No More Exclusions, SWARM and Disability Justice.
‘The limits of my language mean the limits of my world’: sexism and the English language
After a truly terrible week for women’s safety, Katherine Grayson takes a look at the deeply unsettling repercussions of the language we use every day.