Enabling project

Herstory Told phase 3

Lizzie's Story DVD launched

The DVD of Lizzie's Story is now available.

Herstory Told Updates

Lizzie's Story DVD launches next week, and Beginnings a huge success at After Adoption AGM.

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Beginnings, the monologue created by After Adoption in our Herstory Told Phase Three Project, is being performed at a national event tomorrow.

Herstory Told phase 3 ran from April – September 2010. 36 women from three community groups brought an incredible amount of courage, energy and passion to 110 hours of drama workshops, developing 2 short plays and a film.

These entertaining, thought-provoking, and moving pieces were performed for the first time to an invited audience at a celebratory event filled with laughter and tears in September 2010. 16 of the 36 women who took part in the project performed on the night, and the 125 audience members gave them a standing ovation.

The pieces are going on to be used to raise awareness of issues directly with audiences including professionals and decision makers.

To order a free copy of the DVD of the short film Lizzie's Story please Contact us with your name and address.

  • The GAP Project created and performed When I Was Five
    The play explores the stories of Nina, Shell and Monica and illustrates the impact of childhood and subsequent adult exploitation on these three women.
  • SECOS created and produced the film Lizzie's Story
    The film explored the issues surrounding sex work and its affect on the central character, Lizzie. The group chose to use animation in the film, so that all the women could tell their stories through the character of Lizzie. Each scene was devised, performed and filmed by the group, who bravely shared their stories and experiences. Lizzie's Story is now available on DVD. To request your free copy please Contact Us with your name and address.
  • After Adoption created and performed Beginnings
    This short play is a monologue by the character Cheanine, focusing on the theme of adoption from the birth-mother's perspective. It is a heartfelt account of the circumstances leading up to adoption, exploring Cheanine's courage and strength as she reflects on the past.

Funded by the Equality and Human Rights Commission

36 women from three community groups took part in 110 hours of drama workshops and their resulting plays and DVD reached 125 audience members including the general public, peers and professionals working with women in the North east to a standing ovation.

See the Links page for the Herstory Told evaluation report.