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A Soldier's Woman - Westminster

An explosive community project exploring the lives of working-class Victorian women. A musical play about defying clichés, working with locals to embody the subversive performances from C19 music hall

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Our Delivery Report

Funded on 09 January 2023 | Delivered on 08 July 2023

£11,460

RAISED

42

BACKERS

97

DAYS TO FUND

BIGGEST PLEDGE

Largest pledge from Westminster City Council

£8,000

From Westminster City Council

Event 08/07/23 - 09/07/23
A Soldier's Woman performance at Cockpit Theatre

A Soldier's Woman performance

Cockpit Theatre
Event 08/07/23 - 08/07/23
A Soldier's Woman at Cockpit Theatre

A Soldier's Woman

Cockpit Theatre
Behind the curtain 22 June 2023

Jude Alderson - A Soldier's Woman Interview

Behind the curtain

Jude Alderson describes the importance of the show's themes, especially around ‘the theme of free-spirited women, not just being victims but finding a way of expressing themselves and really growing’.

Everything Theatre 26 July 2023

Review: A Soldier’s Woman, Cockpit Theatre

Everything Theatre

'The play also highlights manipulation and abuse faced by its female characters: Maude mistreated by her father, working women jilted by their lovers, and Flora faced with violence by a fling. Between this and the brutality of the war – with which the male characters are preoccupied – the story sheds a light on the opportunity for liberation that performative and female-dominated spaces have to offer.'

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Event 01/06/23 - 07/07/23
A Soldier's Woman rehearsals at London

A Soldier's Woman rehearsals

London
Community events created

6 Community events created

donated £20

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Volunteers involved

5 Volunteers involved

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Gigs created

4 Gigs created

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Courses provided

5 Courses provided

Qualifications provided

10 Qualifications provided

Event 01/03/23 - 01/07/23
Acting Workshops at London

Acting Workshops

London
Event 07/07/23 - 07/07/23
Costume Fitting of A Soldier's Woman at Cockpit Theatre

Costume Fitting of A Soldier's Woman

Cockpit Theatre

donated £33

People involved in project delivery

25 People involved in project delivery


More about our impact

More about our impact

The local economy

The local economy

- This project enabled the local theatre to gain money through ticket sales of the show.

Volunteering, jobs & education

Volunteering, jobs & education

- Several people involved have gone on to gain better jobs and internships as direct result of the project.

Arts, culture & heritage

Arts, culture & heritage

- The project provided free workshops to those in the community. - The topics in A Soldier's Woman enabled more debate and exchange of ideas of cultural issues and acceptance. - Acting allows people to act out their hopes, dreams in a safe space. - The nature of transformation and gender was explored in the show, which enabled people who haven't explored different thought and identity, to open doors to other possibilities and futures.

Activity, health and leisure

Activity, health and leisure

- The potency of the group environment created more confidence for individuals to grow.