NEW BLOG by Artistic Director, 'With these blogs I keep meeting myself coming backwards. But I have also got to witness the power of people when we gather in rooms, especially through the arts...communities who continue to fight for change.'

openclasp.wordpress.com/2024/04/26/mee…

📝 Today, we are publishing our report from the RR3 Special Interest Group on Employment – Opportunity for all – employment and training in prisons and the community.

The report sets out a range of practical recommendations, developed in collaboration with 28 voluntary criminal…

#25Years Today, we're looking back on The Space Between Us which toured in 2013. It was co-created with young Slovak/Roma & Czech/Roma women; women refused asylum and facing the daily threat of deportation, plus Travellers from Teesside and Arabic women living in Newcastle.

'There’s more to life than a custard cream and a chocolate bourbon.' 🍪

#25Years Who remembers Swags & Tails in 2012, set on the day Margaret Thatcher dies? 155 women worked with us to inform Swags & Tails, through our Generation XX project. Charlotte Bennett

'There’s more to life than a custard cream and a chocolate bourbon.' 🍪

#25Years Who remembers Swags & Tails in 2012, set on the day Margaret Thatcher dies? 155 women worked with us to inform Swags & Tails, through our Generation XX project. Charlotte Bennett

This week, you should read the first report of three from Clinks Reducing Reoffending 3rd Sector Advisory Group. This report focuses on the barriers to accessing local authority accommodation. 👇

clinks.org/publication/rr…

#25Years We're looking back in time to #BlueGiro co-created with women in the NE. The play exposes the myths that protect perpetrators of sexual violence.

You can read more about the creation of #BlueGiro in Catrina's latest blog: openclasp.wordpress.com/2024/04/04/bei…

🖋 New blog from Artistic Director, Catrina:

'I wanted to work with lesbians, wanted to see our lived experiences up on stage...It was 2008, I felt it was time to include the diversity of our lives, with all the complexities that might bring...'

openclasp.wordpress.com/2024/04/04/bei…

🖋 New blog from Artistic Director, Catrina:

'I wanted to work with lesbians, wanted to see our lived experiences up on stage...It was 2008, I felt it was time to include the diversity of our lives, with all the complexities that might bring...'

openclasp.wordpress.com/2024/04/04/bei…

🥳 #25Years of co-creation that transforms the lives of women and girls! Join us in celebrating this remarkable milestone by sharing your favourite Open Clasp memories, productions, or the impact they've had on you 🗯️

#OpenClasp25 #TheatreForChange #SocialJustice #UK

The recommendations set out in the parental rights in prison evaluation are available here nepacs.co.uk/page/parental-… #mothersinprison HMPPS Durham University OpenClaspTheatreCo HMPLowNewton

Fantastic day - the play was profound, powerful and painful - but should be seen by everyone ! Absolutely brilliantly acted - thank you - so resonant of mothers in prison . You did the mother’s proud .

Mothers,Prisons & Parental Rights conference - ⁦Kate O'Brien⁩ ⁦Durham University⁩ brilliant afternoon - what a panel! a reading of Rapture - Created with women from HMP Low Newton ⁦OpenClaspTheatreCo⁩ Thankyou very powerful #mothersinprison

#25Years Throwing back to 2008 with A Twist of Lemon which highlighted the courage, strength and humility of young lesbians and lesbians living in the North East.

Do you remember the show? Drop your comments below 👇