Lasses: North East female cabaret night returns to Newcastle theatre
Lasses - curated by Rosie Bowden - will be on at Alphabetti Theatre next week
A North East theatre maker and creative is putting together a cabaret night in Newcastle - to create a space for female identifying artists to have a voice.
Rosie Bowden is bringing back her successful 'Lasses Kicking Ass and Feeling Gassed' night to Alphabetti theatre next week.
Four artists and creatives will take to the D'addario Stage on Tuesday 30th January.
Rosie tells us it's a good way for people to see new work, and for performers to collaborate:
"A lot of these artists are independent people, they are freelancers and so for them it's a really nice opportunity to come together,
"And for the people in the audience who might be freelancers or creatives to come and be in one place and just celebrate wonderful women."
She also explains it's important for women looking to make their way into the industry to see events like this - highlighting the work of female artists;
"It's really important because, when you are going into a creative industry or want to start being creative you see people like yourself, mirroring that - inspiring you.
"And I think - growing up, I never had a night like this that I would go to and think 'Oh I can do that!'"
The lasses kicking asses are:
Elsie Frith (she/her) is from Newcastle. A lover of conkers, crocheting and the sea. She love words and often enjoys arranging them into pleasing little poems!
Meena Al-Nawrasy (she/her) is a young Kurdish performer who was born and raised in Newcastle. She is a recent Project A Graduate with her final show being Julia Darling’s ‘A Manifesto for A New City’ and was a part of Live Theatre’s ‘Your Voice Your World: North East’! She cannot wait to make her Alphabetti debut!
Harrison Rowley-Lynn is a queer, North East based actor and facilitator. Some of her stage credits include a one woman show, Soapbox Racer (Alphabetti Theatre), Nettles (SoreSlap) and she most recently played the role of 'Barn Elf' in the Kielder Forest's Winter Wonderland experience. When Harrison is not performing, she works with various companies across the North East as an arts facilitator, working primarily with youth theatres and youth groups.
Zoë Murtagh is a writer, director & performer based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Working across theatre, film, performance and poetry, she creates work on themes of equality, queerness, heritage, the environment and friendships in a way that is accessible and vibrant. Inspired by social movements, school science lessons, Kate Bush’s dancing and folklore, her work strives to create playful disruptions in everyday life through work in theatres, festivals, zines, schools and on screen.
Zoë directed ‘A is for Amy’ for Changing Relations and was Assistant Director on ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ for Not Too Tame, Shakespeare North Playhouse and Northern Stage. She was Associate Director on National Theatre’s Jekyll & Hyde School’s Tour 2021/22. She is a Creative Associate for the RSC’s ‘First Encounters’ project and was previously Northern Stage’s ‘Director Mentor’ for the RSC Playmaking Festival. She has also made work for Live Theatre, Camden People’s Theatre and Lumiere Festival as well as for schools, festivals and online.
You can find out more about the event, and how to get tickets, by visiting the Alphabetti Theatre website.