Category Archives: Comment

Lucy Kerbel interview

Posted on January 20, 2015 by 17Percent

Interview with Lucy Kerbel. Continue reading →

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“Should I keep ‘Mum’?” Guest post by Roisin Rae of Prams In The Hall

Posted on December 28, 2013 by 17Percent

Roisin Rae ponders the terminology of motherhood. Continue reading →

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Guest post – How visible are female playwrights?

Posted on October 8, 2013 by 17Percent

Guest post by Lindsey Nicholas on whether there are less plays by women in the regions. Continue reading →

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The most inspirational women are closer to home than you might think…

Posted on May 13, 2013 by 17Percent

A speech about inspirational women, given at International Women’s Day 2013. Continue reading →

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Country in focus – Sweden

Posted on September 26, 2012 by 17Percent

What it’s like to be a female playwright in Sweden… an article inspired by a week at the Women Playwrights’ International Conference in Stockholm, which offers some ideas for best practice in the UK. Continue reading →

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She Writes Q and A

Posted on July 20, 2012 by 17Percent

She Writes Q and A Continue reading →

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Quietly chipping away at the wall…

Posted on June 29, 2012 by 17Percent

Women’s under-representation on stage and how it relates to the lack of women playwrights. Continue reading →

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Putting the nouvelle women back on their pedestal

Posted on April 3, 2012 by 17Percent

Women in Art Nouveau and art Continue reading →

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It looks so much worse when you show it in pictures…

Posted on March 7, 2012 by 17Percent

9 out of 82 plays by women in London. Continue reading →

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‘You write what’s said’ – Andrea Dunbar, Clio Barnard and The Arbor

Posted on September 20, 2011 by 17Percent

Review of The Arbor. Continue reading →

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