We’re thrilled to be celebrating six years of Women’s Writes by bringing our latest production All That Glitters to Theatre503 and Shakespeare North Playhouse in May and July 2025.
After hugely successful shows and new writing nights at The Arcola Theatre, VAULT Festival, The Park Theatre and our ONCOMM Nominated Online Festival, we’ve showcased the work of over 35 female & non-binary playwrights, have been named ‘Inspirational’ & ‘Empowering’ by DIVA Magazine, ‘Redressing the balance’ by The Stage and ‘Socially and Politically Imperative’ by London Theatre Reviews. Now, we’re back with our latest show and we need your support to bring it to life.
All That Glitters...
Jessie's got everything sorted, so when her friends hear that the Fab 5 are coming to London they lie about her perfect life in order to get her a spot on her favourite TV show. However, as she starts to dismantle everything, it unravels in a way she never imagined….
Presented by Women’s Writes and produced by Alex Critoph All That Glitters is a Queer love story with real dramatic heart.
Why we need your donation:
- We're dedicated to representing female-identifying and non-binary voices; according to The Stage Newspaper in 2022, 77% of produced playwrights were male. That's why platforming new voices is at the heart of everything we do.
- Only 13% of the UK Theatre’s workforce is Queer (Gay Times) which shows a lack of diversity in our industry. We will redress the balance by engaging creatives from diverse sexualities and genders necessary to give life to this project led by a Queer Writer and Producer. We need more LGBTQIA+ led theatre.
- To hire Freelance Creatives. Your donation will go towards paying the performer, director, theatre technician and other creatives involved in the show. We'll be providing work for a small team of Freelancers.
After six years of Women’s Writes, we’re proud to have given a platform to many female and non-binary creatives including performers, designers, directors, writers and videographers and have provided free mentoring to young people from The University of Greenwich. We've done all this with absolutely no funding. With your donations you are helping secure the future of the company, so we can continue making thrilling new work which platforms new writing.
Your support is truly valuable to us and everyone who decides to donate will participate in a prize draw. Once we reach our goal, we will draw:
- 3 sets of 1 pair of tickets for All That Glitters at venues of the three winners choosing in 2025.
- 3 Women’s Writes Goodie Bundles including a playtext published by Renard Press, Women's Writes tote bag, badges & more surprise goodies.
There is no such thing as a small donation and all contributions are immensely appreciated. At the end of our run we will share the impact your contribution has made and keep you in the loop for future Women’s Writes events. (For ways to get involved as a playwright or creative, make sure you subscribe to our website at www.womenswritesfest.com)
If you would be interested in getting more involved by supporting us with a larger donation, we invite you to consider our Glitter Queen Schemes. You can email us at [email protected] with subject Glitter Queen for more information. This scheme is open for donations of £700+
All That Glitters is our current show, but our work spans multiple productions and has platformed multiple female-identifying and non-binary playwrights. If you would like to Become A Patron to support this show and beyond, then get in touch at [email protected].
What we are:
Women’s Writes is a collective of over 30 female-identifying and non-binary Theatre creatives across disciplines, creating work which subverts the traditional character archetypes. Previous work has fought climate change with We’ll Dance on the Ash of the Apocalypse at the Park Theatre by Melissa-Kelly Franklin, has retold history from the female perspective with Tawif by Srabani Sen and highlighted the side-effect of the female contraceptive pill with Chimera by Farah Najib as part of our Arcola Theatre short plays.
Our latest play All That Glitters is a Queer comedy and solo show, which follows the character of Jess as she destroys her life in order to get onto her favourite TV show.
Why we’re doing it:
We founded Women’s Writes in 2019 after noticing a lack of female and non-binary representation in the Theatre Industry, in fact according to The Stage Newspaper 77% of playwrights produced were male, even in 2022. We were born out of a desire to redress the balance and tell stories written by and featuring real, fallible and complex female-identifying and non-binary characters.
Thank you for your support and we hope to see you at Theatre503 and Shakespeare North Playhouse across May - July 2025.
We can’t wait to Glitter you up :)
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T&C’s of Women’s Writes Prize Draw
This is a prize draw to raise funds for our upcoming production of All That Glitters that will have short runs between 7th May - 20th July 2025 at venues Theatre503 and Shakespeare North Playhouse.
1. Who can enter:
Anyone over 18 that is a resident of Great Britain.
2. How to enter:
Enter direct via our crowdfunder prize draw page. You can donate whatever you can to enter the draw.
2. Prize Details:
There are 9 prizes to be won. These are detailed above. A draw including every single donor will be made for each one of the prizes. All donors of more than £150 will receive an invitation to our dress rehearsal in London.
3. Prize Claim: We will contact all winners through direct message on Crowdfunder or by email. Prizes must be claimed within 2 weeks of being contacted by Women’s Writes about their prize. Details on how to claim the prizes will be provided to the winner.
The theatre tickets are for any of the All That Glitters performances on 7th May or 8th of May 2025 in London, or 8th of July 2025 in Prescott. Once the draw is closed we will contact the winners of the tickets to coordinate what performance they can attend. If none suit, prize winners will receive a link to a streamed version of the show.
Eligibility: The prize draw is open to residents of Great Britain aged 18 or over.
4. Promoter: The promoter of this competition is the theatre company Women’s Writes
5. Competition Period: The prize draw opens when the Crowdfunded is active and closes on 24/03/2025 at 12:00 Midnight If you would still like to donate after this date, without being part of the draw, please contact [email protected] with the subject line: All That Glitters Donation
7. If you have any questions, you can email us at [email protected], please include 'Prize Draw' in the subject matter.
8. Data Protection: Personal data provided during the course of this competition will be processed in accordance with our Women’s Writes Privacy Policy below:
Data Protection Policy
Your privacy is important, and to protect it, Women’s Writes adheres strictly to the laws and guidelines set out by the new General Data Protection Regulation legislation (GDPR).
Information we may collect about you:
Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect and hold the following information from you:
- Identity Data: includes your first name, last name, title, date of birth and gender
- Contact Data: includes postal address, email address, telephone numbers
- Financial Data: includes bank account and payment card details
- Health Data: if you have a disability, information about your access requirements, information about your allergies or dietary requirements if you are participating or attending an event and information about your health if we are investigating an accident or other incident
- Image Data: includes your image and likeness as captured in photographs, video and audio recordings if you participate in a workshop or other event.
- Marketing and Communications Data: includes your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences.
- Employment data: including your CV, agent details (if applicable) and references.
How we collect your data
When you contact us, book an event with us or make a donation directly, or if you have given consent to a third party to share data with us when booking a ticket or making a donation, we will store the personal information you give to us.
Why we collect information and how we use it
We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:
- Where we need to perform the contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you.
- Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.
- Where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.
- Where you have specifically consented to our use of the personal data, for example to sending direct marketing communications to you via email. You have the right to withdraw your consent to marketing at any time by contacting us, or if you are a subscriber to the Women’s Writes website, by clicking ‘unsubscribe.’
Data Security
- We take seriously our responsibility to protect the data you choose to share with us, and never pass it on to third parties unless we have obtained your consent to do so.
- We also take precautions to protect your data once we have it – it is securely held, password protected and available only to the few members of staff who are responsible for contacting you.
Storing your data
- We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. We will not keep more information than we need.
Your rights
You have many rights in respect to how we hold and use your data.
You have:
- the right to know why we collect your data
- the right to ask for a copy of the information we hold on you
- the right to correct inaccuracies in your data
- the right to restrict how we process your data
- the right to be ‘forgotten’ (in this case, we will continue to hold a skeleton record of your data to ensure that we do not communicate with you in the future)
If you wish to access your data, email us at [email protected] Please send your requests with the heading subject Access Request. You have the right to know what data we hold on you and can request for this data to be amended or erased.
Updated 22.02.25
We can't wait to Glitter you up at the theatre this May & July
Thank you for your donation!