Back to News

Feminist Theatre and the Prison System: Contesting carceral society in three plays by Open Clasp

Date posted October 13, 2025 Posted by Carly McConnell Reading Time 0 Minute(s)

Since 1998, Newcastle based Open Clasp Theatre Company has been amplifying the voices of women, including trans and non-binary people whose lives have been shaped by exclusion. Through groundbreaking works like Key Change, Rattle Snake, and Mycelial, the company turns theatre into activism, confronting issues such as domestic abuse, imprisonment, and social injustice.

This article explores how Open Clasp’s co-created performances ignite change, challenge societal views, and redefine what revolutionary theatre can be today.

Click the button below to read the Bloomsbury Drama Online article.

Share this post from Open Clasp