A Sleepless WomaN, a Soldier on Leave... and a post In memory of Kate Kerrow

Kate and I selling 'The What The Frock Book of Funny Women' at the WOW Festival, Southbank Centre, 2016

Recently had some sad news that playwright Kate Kerrow has died after a long illness. We were friends and colleagues for over a decade and met through the feminist production hub Scary Little Girls. As a feminist writer Kate was interested in my research into suffrage theatre, and when I created the Stage Rights! living literature walk with Scary Little Girls to promote my first edited collection of suffrage plays in 2013, it was wonderful to commission a monologue from her about the 1911 Census boycott. 

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