Women in the spotlight: plays that showcase female talent

We round up the upcoming plays that showcase talented female writers, directors and actors

Fun Home, Young Vic Theatre

Looking for theatre that meets the 'two women converse about something other than a man' requirement of the Bechdel test? Well, you can’t do better than a story written by Alison Bechdel, the 'Dykes to Watch Out For' cartoonist and writer who coined the term. Fun House is a musical version of Bechdel's memoir, and it comes to the Young Vic after a rapturous premiere in New York.

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WHEN
18 Jun 2018 – 01 Sep 2018, 19:30
WHERE
The Young Vic
66 The Cut , Waterloo, London, SE1 8LZ

The Writer, Almeida Theatre

Playwright Ella Hickson, director Blanche McIntyre and rising star actor Romola Garai are three of the most talented women working in theatre. So we have high hopes for this collaboration: a new play about a woman who wants to change the world.

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WHEN
14 Apr 2018 – 26 May 2018, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
WHERE
Almeida Theatre
Almeida Street, Islington, London, N1 1TA

Tina, Aldwych Theatre

From humble beginings in the 'Nutbush City Limits' to Rock and Roll world domination, Tina Turner's life story comes to the stage for 2018 in a new musical. Tina celebrates a star who refused to be limited or defined by her age, race or gender.

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WHEN
21 Mar 2018 – 20 Oct 2018, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
WHERE
Aldwych Theatre
49 Aldwych, London, WC2B 4DF

My Name is Lucy Barton, Bridge Theatre

American actor Laura Linney will take the spotlight in a 90-minute monologue based on Elizabeth Strout's best-selling novel My Name is Lucy Barton. It's a sharp, moving story of self-discovery, as a young woman is confronted with her mother and her past.

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WHEN
02 Jun 2018 – 23 Jun 2018, 7:45 PM – 9:45 PM
WHERE
Bridge Theatre
One Tower Bridge, London, SE1 2UP

Debris Stevenson, Royal Court Theatre

The Royal Court's artistic director Vicky Featherstone is vital voice in the call for equality in the arts. And her programming reflects this. One of the new season shows we're especially excited about is Debris Stevenson, a pioneering new work from young grime artist Deborah 'Debris' Stevenson.

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WHEN
21 Sep 2018 – 06 Oct 2018, Monday - Saturday 19:30, Thursday & Saturday matinees 14:30
WHERE
Royal Court Theatre
Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AS

Company, Gielgud Theatre

What do you do when a classic, multi-award-winning play is dominated by a male character? Gender swap! Accomplished director Marianne Elliott re-works Stephen Sondheim's beloved musical with Rosalie Craig playing a female Bobbi.

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WHEN
26 Sep 2018 – 22 Dec 2018, Monday - Saturday 7.30pm, Thursday and Saturday 2.30pm
WHERE
Gielgud Theatre
35 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 6AR

Bring It On the musical, Southwark Playhouse

They're sexy, they're cute, they're popular to boot. They are cheerleaders - and they may not seem like the bastion of feminism, but this peppy story of rival teams competing at state championships is especially eloquent on the struggles and pressure of being a teenage girl.

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WHEN
02 Aug 2018 – 01 Sep 2018, 7:30 PM – 9:50 PM
WHERE
Southwark Playhouse
77-85 Newington Causeway, London, SE1 6BD
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