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Women & Theatre collect our 2004 Glaxo Smithkline Impact Award

Welcome! If you’re here it means you want to find out a bit more about what makes Women & Theatre tick. Why not check out our history, find out about what makes us unique and how we work, read our Artistic Policy or meet the team. Or below you can find our Mission Statement, which tells you in a nutshell about our values and ethos. Afterwards, you might like to explore and find out about various projects and our work.

Mission Statement

Women & Theatre is a producing company based in Birmingham, West Midlands. We produce high quality new theatre of contemporary relevance. In particular to:

• Reflect the language and lives of ordinary people, giving voices to those who are not usually heard
• Recognise and represent women’s experience
• Embrace cultural diversity
• Tour theatre to traditional venues and new spaces

We use theatre and interactive drama to promote the spiritual, social, physical and mental well being of the whole community. In particular we:

• Encourage social inclusion in health, education and the wider community
• Develop our work through local research in partnership with key organisations and communities
• Work in partnership to facilitate these programmes in their appropriate context
• Strive to overcome barriers to access, such as language, disability, child care and the ability to pay

Women & Theatre strive to be an equal opportunities employer. In addition we:

• Are committed to continuous professional development
• Recognise, encourage and promote women as theatre practitioners
• Encourage and support Birmingham and regional theatre practitioners