About us

Open Clasp is a women's theatre company and we specialise in creating high quality theatre from a female gaze for mixed audiences. All of our work is created in collaboration with women from the North East.

A Woman’s Bill of Rights

I Have The Right To

  • be myself
  • be different
  • be listened to
  • have my questions answered
  • be trusted
  • make mistakes and take risks
  • be treated the same as everyone else
  • change my mind
  • feel safe at all times
  • have my feelings respected
  • make my own decisions
  • choose my own beliefs and values
  • take responsibility for my own actions
  • ask for help
  • be offered more than one chance
  • say yes or no

…And Everyone Else Has These Rights Too.

 

© Open Clasp Theatre Company 2005 – created as part of the Enabling Women Project

"At once endearing, hilarious, passionate and tear-jerking." Evening Chronicle
"Open Clasp is truly a treasure of the north east that must be supported and encouraged to become a treasure of the nation" British Theatre Guide
"Open Clasp have the balls, the brains and above all, the sense of humour, to tackle issues in a fresh and beguiling way" Metro North East