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Some say the streets of New York City are paved with gold, full of wealth and opportunity. In 1911, five young immigrant women search for their promise of the American Dream while working at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory.But battling poverty and dangerous working conditions, can they keep their dreams alive?Or will it all turn to ashes?

Phanatasmagoria is a political play exploring how power, censorship and tradition can silence debate.

A moving play celebrating the lives of 3 heroines: balloonist Dolly Shepherd, suffragette Constance Lytton, and explorer Violet Cressy-Marks.

With an overview of half a century of women's theatre, this book pays tribute to feminist theatre makers in the UK and Ireland. The pioneers, and leading lights of the newly energised feminist theatre movement, share their struggle to make their voices heard, have their work produced professionally, and promote social justice.With 30+ essays and interviews and many rare photographs from historic productions, this book offers insight into the lived experience of women working in theatre, and what it takes to rise in an industry where race, class, gender, and parenthood can be serious obstacles to success.Introduction by Elaine AstonAsian Women's Theatre in Britain by Rukhsana Ahmad Derby Theatre by Sarah Brigham Interview with Moira BuffiniIntersectional Feminism at Work by Kelly BurkeThe Personal was very Political by Clair Chapwell Behind The Lines by Alison Child How Feminism has influenced my Playwriting by April de Angelis Interview with Suzanne Gorman Clean Break by Anna Herrmann The Women in Theatre Lab by Polly Kemp and Jennifer Tuckett Interview with Hannah Khalil Persistence, Expression and Evolution by Peta Lily Interview with Roberta Livingston Ecofeminism in Theatre by Bibi Lucille The Third World of Irish Women by Jaki McCarrick Monstrous Regiment by Mary McCusker Open Clasp Theatre Company by Catrina McHugh Interview with Suzie Miller Interview with Ann Mitchell Interview with Rebecca Mordan Interview with Amy Ng Untold Stories by Maeve O'Neill Girls' Night Out by Rachel O'Regan Interview with Kaite O'Reilly Sphinx by Sue Parrish and Susan McGoun Interview with Julia Pascal Out of the Attic - WTW by Cheryl Robson and Anna Birch Scylla's Bite by Rebekah Smith and Abbie Lowe Interview with Dame Rosemary Squire Women in their own Words by Lucy Stevens Stellar Quines & After by Gerda Stevenson Differences Matter by SuAndi Theatre from a Lesbian Perspective by Clare SummerskillInterview with Imy Wyatt Corner