Women's safety takes centre stage during latest show at Theatre Royal Wakefield
Next Door But One, a multi-award-winning LGBTQ+ and disability-led theatre company based in York, will bring a hard-hitting debate quite literally to centre stage with She Was Walking Home, a performance shaped from the experiences of 33 Yorkshire women.
Depicting stories of fear, harassment, anger, resilience and, ultimately, hope, the production takes place on Monday 29th June from 7.30pm. A powerful piece of testimonial theatre, it will question how, in life, work and education, we keep women safe.
Senior Communications and Programming Manager at Theatre Royal Wakefield, Emma Proctor, comments: “While we have regular productions that bring a smile, this performance is a reminder that the stage is a storytelling platform like no other.
“She Was Walking Home shares the stories of 33 Yorkshire women who were doing just that. It is powerful. It is moving. And it raises questions about how we can all keep women safe.”
Director of Next Door But One, Kate Veysey comments: “We at Next Door But One are delighted to be bringing She Was Walking Home to the audience at Theatre Royal Wakefield.
“We made this show about women's safety in response to the murder of Sarah Everard in 2021 and the fear that many of the women from across our communities were experiencing.
“Since then, we have toured this bold and powerful production across Yorkshire into theatres, community centres, libraries and schools engaging thousands in this vital conversation, but unfortunately violence against women and girls is just as pressing an issue now as it was when we started making our original production.
“Our production is a call to communities for change and we are inviting more people to be a part of that, centring the voice of women at the heart of it all”.
The Theatre Royal Wakefield also worked with Kate Veysey, Director of Next Door But One, to deliver a workshop titled, Activating Voices: Devising Theatre for Change, which was then showcased in a local school.
Head of Participation at Theatre Royal Wakefield, Aoibheann Kelly comments: “Recently, Kate inspired and empowered young theatre makers to create bold, exciting work in a distinctive masterclass, drawing on her own experience of using theatre as a force for change.”
For further details and to book tickets, please visit: She Was Walking Home | Theatre Royal Wakefield