Hurried Steps questions and challenges gender-based violence. The simple, powerful production is devised to stimulate a discussion between the audience and a panel. Panel members are from local and International organisations that support abused women.
When New Shoes Theatre produces the play to make the play accessible to everyone – there is a lo to no ticket charge. Therefore the production depends on funding and donations because New Shoes Theatre pays the artists.
The playwright Dacia Maraini donates her Royalties to Women’s Refuges in Italy.
We have compiled a list of some Domestic Abuse Support Services in the UK you can see it here.
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The play has been produced by New Shoes Theatre, across the UK and in Sydney Australia, to support events such as the UN Women’s Campaign – 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, White Ribbon Day, International Women’s Day, Domestic Violence Awareness Week and Anti-Slavery Day. It is suitable for Age 15 yrs upwards.
Click here to watch the latest Hurried Steps TEDx: ‘Changing the Script’ about Violence Against Women and Girls
The latest Kubra story is about FGM (female genital mutilation). It was premiered in Sydney by New Shoes Theatre in collaboration with Olivia Brown and supported through the British Artists International Development Fund. The original UK text was first produced in Association with the Finborough Theatre, London.
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Thanks to the supporters of Hurried Steps
