The Essex Witches Community Heritage Project

We're having such a wonderful time working on our latest community heritage project. Over the past few months we have been working alongside the Essex Records Office and The Essex Witches Museum and Professor Marion Gibson to research and explore the true stories of those accused of witchcraft during the medieval times. 

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In November, we will be sharing what we have learnt with the Kelvedon Institute and Essex Records Office. We've put together a special presentation giving a taster of some of the audio stories, short plays, monologues and poetry as part of a free performance. Our learning resource will then be available at the Essex Records Office and donated to the Essex Witches Museum. We have also put together a special unique touring exhibition which is touring around libraries.  

The Highway Rat tour SOLD OUT 

Our Women Unscene project has teamed up with our Story Box Community Theatre Epping group to create a special adaptation of the wonderful story of the Highway Rat by Julia Donaldson. This special performance has now sold out with performances at the Loughton Library and Alderbrook Community Centre. 

This free performance is being performed as part of out Theatre for All imitative bringing theatre to communities which often find it difficult to access the arts. 

WOMEN IN WAR 

Following our success at this year's Camden Fringe Festival, we are incredibly excited to announce that we will developing a special new Women in War project in Norwich, Norfolk in 2026. This will be part of our development of a new Black Dog Theatre Creation in Norfolk. More details will follow soon! 

​THANK YOU TESCO'S!

Our Bury group has recently been awarded with a small grant from Tesco's Bags for life. Thank you to everyone who voted. Our next Bury St Edmunds project with the library will be starting soon so please watch this space! We're hoping to develop a fresh performance of The Reluctant Dragon. 

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A Christmas Carol 

We're chuffed to announce that Dramaiocht Productions in London will be performing Alfie James' adaptation of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens at the Chelsea Theatre this December. The play was first performed by The Black Dog Theatre Creation and Alfie James Productions at the Actors Church to raise money for the South Woodford Children's Home. 

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And me 

We are incredibly proud that one of our members Beth Davey is making her writer/director debut this November with her new play "And me". This free performance is taking place at the Theatre Deli on 28th November. Please do go along and support if you can. 

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'AND ME’ platforms hidden voices to expose the real cost of how families are being torn apart by a social care system that isn’t just broken — it was designed that way. Created with the families themselves, this immersive performance uses verbatim testimonies heard through headphones, placing the audience inside the stories of those affected by false allegations, unjust removals, and attempted removals.

In its final moments, the story shifts to the screen, bringing all voices together in a powerful call for truth, justice, and change.