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Emma20160223

Second of three new plays charting British feminism through three generations of women. By Lucy Catherine. Today's drama is the story of an ambitious young career woman, whose idealism is challenged when she encounters the seedier side of politics in the 1990s.

Emma is now in her twenties and, despite her unsettled childhood, has soared academically and is now a policy advisor to New Labour. She's on course to career success and, she believes, to changing the world. But when she catches the attention of senior party figure, Mac, she has to contend with regressive attitudes to women in the workplace.

CAST

Emma.....Sarah Smart
Susan.....Sarah Thom
Gareth.....Chris Pavlo
Mac.....Brian Protheroe
Shafiq.....Anil Goutam
Anders.....Leo Wan
Tim.....Ewan Bailey
Receptionist/ Sonographer.....Rebecca Hamilton

Director.....Emma Harding
Producer.....Abigail le Fleming

1995. Emma now works for New Labour. But how new are attitudes to women? By Lucy Catherine

No-holds-barred dramas written by women, featuring extraordinary female characters.

Emma2016022320220312 (R4)

Second of three new plays charting British feminism through three generations of women. By Lucy Catherine. Today's drama is the story of an ambitious young career woman, whose idealism is challenged when she encounters the seedier side of politics in the 1990s.

Emma is now in her twenties and, despite her unsettled childhood, has soared academically and is now a policy advisor to New Labour. She's on course to career success and, she believes, to changing the world. But when she catches the attention of senior party figure, Mac, she has to contend with regressive attitudes to women in the workplace.

CAST

Emma.....Sarah Smart
Susan.....Sarah Thom
Gareth.....Chris Pavlo
Mac.....Brian Protheroe
Shafiq.....Anil Goutam
Anders.....Leo Wan
Tim.....Ewan Bailey
Receptionist/ Sonographer.....Rebecca Hamilton

Director.....Emma Harding
Producer.....Abigail le Fleming

1995. Emma now works for New Labour. But how new are attitudes to women? By Lucy Catherine

No-holds-barred dramas written by women, featuring extraordinary female characters.

Katy20160224

Third of three plays charting feminism through three generations of women. Set in 2015, Ella Hickson's play is the unflinching story of a young student's determination to make a stand on issues of consent and sexual violence. When traditional campaigning proves ineffective, she's tempted to compromise her own principles.

CAST

Katy.....Lorna Nickson Brown
Emma.....Sarah Smart
Stephen.....David Moorst
Carol.....Susan Jameson
Penny.....Scarlett Brookes
Anna.....Nicola Ferguson
PC Peters.....Adie Allen
Sam.....Sargon Yelda

All other parts played by Sam Rix, Nick Underwood and members of the company

Directed by Emma Harding
Produced by Abigail le Fleming

2015. Student Katy vows to change the conversation about sexual consent. By Ella Hickson

No-holds-barred dramas written by women, featuring extraordinary female characters.

Katy2016022420220319 (R4)

Third of three plays charting feminism through three generations of women. Set in 2015, Ella Hickson's play is the unflinching story of a young student's determination to make a stand on issues of consent and sexual violence. When traditional campaigning proves ineffective, she's tempted to compromise her own principles.

CAST

Katy.....Lorna Nickson Brown
Emma.....Sarah Smart
Stephen.....David Moorst
Carol.....Susan Jameson
Penny.....Scarlett Brookes
Anna.....Nicola Ferguson
PC Peters.....Adie Allen
Sam.....Sargon Yelda

All other parts played by Sam Rix, Nick Underwood and members of the company

Directed by Emma Harding
Produced by Abigail le Fleming

2015. Student Katy vows to change the conversation about sexual consent. By Ella Hickson

No-holds-barred dramas written by women, featuring extraordinary female characters.

Male Order20180220

59-year-old dentist Barbara (Belinda Lang) has been arrested; the victim of her alleged crime is 20-year-old Brazilian waiter, Fabio (Lino Facioli) - her new husband...

Comedy drama from award-winning writer Ming Ho. Part of a season of provocative women's writing exploring female transgression. Ming Ho's previous play for BBC Radio 4, 'The Things We Never Said', won Best Radio Drama in the Writers' Guild Awards 2018.

Directed by Emma Harding

Immigration law advice ..... Colin Yeo.

Barbara (Belinda Lang) returns from Brazil with a very young husband. By Ming Ho.

No-holds-barred dramas written by women, featuring extraordinary female characters.

Male Order2018022020201028 (R4)

59-year-old dentist Barbara (Belinda Lang) has been arrested; the victim of her alleged crime is 20-year-old Brazilian waiter, Fabio (Lino Facioli) - her new husband...

Comedy drama from award-winning writer Ming Ho. Part of a season of provocative women's writing exploring female transgression. Ming Ho's previous play for BBC Radio 4, 'The Things We Never Said', won Best Radio Drama in the Writers' Guild Awards 2018.

Directed by Emma Harding

Immigration law advice ..... Colin Yeo.

Barbara (Belinda Lang) returns from Brazil with a very young husband. By Ming Ho.

No-holds-barred dramas written by women, featuring extraordinary female characters.

Polygamy for Girls20180219

'It takes a village to raise a child.' Feminist vlogger Chloe undertakes a radical domestic experiment, when she recruits some extra wives to help raise her baby daughter. Lauren Cornelius and Luke Bailey star in Julie Mayhew's witty new play. Part of a season of provocative women's writing about transgressive women.

Directed by Emma Harding.

Feminist vlogger Chloe undertakes a radical domestic experiment in Julie Mayhew's play.

No-holds-barred dramas written by women, featuring extraordinary female characters.

Polygamy for Girls2018021920201027 (R4)

'It takes a village to raise a child.' Feminist vlogger Chloe undertakes a radical domestic experiment, when she recruits some extra wives to help raise her baby daughter. Lauren Cornelius and Luke Bailey star in Julie Mayhew's witty new play. Part of a season of provocative women's writing about transgressive women.

Directed by Emma Harding.

Feminist vlogger Chloe undertakes a radical domestic experiment in Julie Mayhew's play.

No-holds-barred dramas written by women, featuring extraordinary female characters.

Riot Days (Part 2)20190113

Maria Alyokhina's account of her activism, trial and imprisonment, as part of Russian feminist punk protest group Pussy Riot. Dramatised by E V Crowe and starring Katie West, Kerry Gooderson and Kathryn Drysdale.

Part of BBC Radio 4's Riot Girls - provocative writing by women

Directed by Emma Harding

Maria.....Katie West
Nadya.....Kerry Gooderson
Katya.....Kathryn Drysdale
Beautician.....Saffron Coomber
Lena.....Alexandra Meyrick
Olga.....Roslyn Hill
Prosecutor.....Tony Turner
Defence Attorney Violetta.....Clare Corbett
Guard.....Carolyn Pickles
Oksana.....Lucy Doyle
Major.....Michael Bertenshaw
Judge.....Ronny Jhutti
Guard 2....Jeanette Percival
Prisoner....Alexandra Constantinidi

Guitarist....Lewis Turner

Additional material from Pussy Riot, A Punk Prayer for Freedom (Feminist Press) and Maria Alyokhina's closing courtroom statement translated by a collaborative team of translators, Marijeta Bozovic, Maksim Hanukai, and Sasha Senderovich, edited by Bela Shayevich, originally published on the website of n+1 magazine

Pussy Riot's Maria Alyokhina's account of her imprisonment. Dramatised by EV Crowe

No-holds-barred dramas written by women, featuring extraordinary female characters.

Riot Days (Part 2)2019011320200112 (R4)

Maria Alyokhina's account of her activism, trial and imprisonment, as part of Russian feminist punk protest group Pussy Riot. Dramatised by E V Crowe and starring Katie West, Kerry Gooderson and Kathryn Drysdale.

Part of BBC Radio 4's Riot Girls - provocative writing by women

Directed by Emma Harding

Maria.....Katie West
Nadya.....Kerry Gooderson
Katya.....Kathryn Drysdale
Beautician.....Saffron Coomber
Lena.....Alexandra Meyrick
Olga.....Roslyn Hill
Prosecutor.....Tony Turner
Defence Attorney Violetta.....Clare Corbett
Guard.....Carolyn Pickles
Oksana.....Lucy Doyle
Major.....Michael Bertenshaw
Judge.....Ronny Jhutti
Guard 2....Jeanette Percival
Prisoner....Alexandra Constantinidi

Guitarist....Lewis Turner

Additional material from Pussy Riot, A Punk Prayer for Freedom (Feminist Press) and Maria Alyokhina's closing courtroom statement translated by a collaborative team of translators, Marijeta Bozovic, Maksim Hanukai, and Sasha Senderovich, edited by Bela Shayevich, originally published on the website of n+1 magazine

Pussy Riot's Maria Alyokhina's account of her imprisonment. Dramatised by EV Crowe

No-holds-barred dramas written by women, featuring extraordinary female characters.

Susan20160222

First of three new plays charting British feminism through three generations of women. We begin in 1975 with a frank exploration of the era's changing ideas about marriage, independence and female sexuality.

Birmingham, 1975. Susan makes the radical decision to leave her husband and take her two children, Emma and Tim, to live in a commune. When this first commune doesn't work - largely because commune life begins to mimic the gender power structures of the outside world - Susan feels compelled to move to an all-female commune. But this means leaving her 6 year old son. By Lucy Catherine.

Susan ..... Sarah Thom
Derek ..... Gerard McDermott
Emma ..... Harmonie Lloyd
Tim ..... Joshua Vaughan
Anne ..... Susan Jameson
Maggie ..... Katherine Jakeways
Dave ..... Ewan Bailey
Charlie ..... George Watkins
Gina ..... Katie Redford

Director ..... Emma Harding
Producer ..... Abigail le Fleming

Birmingham, 1975. Susan tries to forge a new life in a commune. By Lucy Catherine.

No-holds-barred dramas written by women, featuring extraordinary female characters.

Susan2016022220220305 (R4)

First of three new plays charting British feminism through three generations of women. We begin in 1975 with a frank exploration of the era's changing ideas about marriage, independence and female sexuality.

Birmingham, 1975. Susan makes the radical decision to leave her husband and take her two children, Emma and Tim, to live in a commune. When this first commune doesn't work - largely because commune life begins to mimic the gender power structures of the outside world - Susan feels compelled to move to an all-female commune. But this means leaving her 6 year old son. By Lucy Catherine.

Susan ..... Sarah Thom
Derek ..... Gerard McDermott
Emma ..... Harmonie Lloyd
Tim ..... Joshua Vaughan
Anne ..... Susan Jameson
Maggie ..... Katherine Jakeways
Dave ..... Ewan Bailey
Charlie ..... George Watkins
Gina ..... Katie Redford

Director ..... Emma Harding
Producer ..... Abigail le Fleming

Birmingham, 1975. Susan tries to forge a new life in a commune. By Lucy Catherine.

No-holds-barred dramas written by women, featuring extraordinary female characters.

Unfit20180221Gemma confides in new friend Kirsty that she chose to leave her two young children.

No-holds-barred dramas written by women, featuring extraordinary female characters.

Unfit2018022120201029 (R4)Gemma confides in new friend Kirsty that she chose to leave her two young children.

No-holds-barred dramas written by women, featuring extraordinary female characters.

06Riot Days (Part 1)20190112

Maria Alyokhina's account of her activism, trial and imprisonment, as part of Russian feminist punk protest group Pussy Riot. Dramatised by E V Crowe and starring Katie West, Kerry Gooderson and Kathryn Drysdale.

Directed by Emma Harding

Maria.....Katie West
Nadya.....Kerry Gooderson
Katya.....Kathryn Drysdale
Bass Player.....Saffron Coomber
Petya.....Cameron Percival
Investigator Igor.....Ronny Jhutti

All other parts played by Lucy Doyle, Alexandra Constantinidi, Clare Corbett, Tony Turner, Michael Bertenshaw, Carolyn Pickles, Christopher Harper and Jeanette Percival.

Guitarist....Lewis Turner

Additional material from Pussy Riot, A Punk Prayer for Freedom (Feminist Press) and Maria Alyokhina's closing courtroom statement translated by a collaborative team of translators, Marijeta Bozovic, Maksim Hanukai, and Sasha Senderovich, edited by Bela Shayevich, originally published on the website of n+1 magazine

The story of Russian protest group Pussy Riot, by Maria Alyokhina. Dramatised by EV Crowe

No-holds-barred dramas written by women, featuring extraordinary female characters.

06Riot Days (Part 1)2019011220200105 (R4)

Maria Alyokhina's account of her activism, trial and imprisonment, as part of Russian feminist punk protest group Pussy Riot. Dramatised by E V Crowe and starring Katie West, Kerry Gooderson and Kathryn Drysdale.

Directed by Emma Harding

Maria.....Katie West
Nadya.....Kerry Gooderson
Katya.....Kathryn Drysdale
Bass Player.....Saffron Coomber
Petya.....Cameron Percival
Investigator Igor.....Ronny Jhutti

All other parts played by Lucy Doyle, Alexandra Constantinidi, Clare Corbett, Tony Turner, Michael Bertenshaw, Carolyn Pickles, Christopher Harper and Jeanette Percival.

Guitarist....Lewis Turner

Additional material from Pussy Riot, A Punk Prayer for Freedom (Feminist Press) and Maria Alyokhina's closing courtroom statement translated by a collaborative team of translators, Marijeta Bozovic, Maksim Hanukai, and Sasha Senderovich, edited by Bela Shayevich, originally published on the website of n+1 magazine

The story of Russian protest group Pussy Riot, by Maria Alyokhina. Dramatised by EV Crowe

No-holds-barred dramas written by women, featuring extraordinary female characters.