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We’re Recruiting an Executive Director
New Blog: Mycelial: What Is It About?
As she prepares to pack her bags and fly to Aotearoa/New Zealand, Artistic Director and Writer, Catrina McHugh MBE shares her new blog on what…
New Blog: Mycelial Film Tour – the story so far…
NEW BLOGArtistic Director, Catrina, interviews Ellie (Joint CEO) and Carly (Senior Creative Producer) in her new blog, Mycelial Film Tour – the story so far……
Marketing Assistant Wanted at Open Clasp
🌟 Join Our Movement! Marketing Assistant Wanted at Open Clasp Theatre Company 🌟 Be an activist. Be a changemaker. Open Clasp is on the lookout for…
Two million women are estimated to be victims of violence perpetrated by men
We are extremely concerned about the significant rise in violence against women and girls, which The National Police Chiefs Council has described as a “national…
Artistic Director recognised with honorary degree
Catrina McHugh MBE says award honours thousands of women as she receives honour from Newcastle University An inspirational and award-winning playwright who was made an…
I Care: A Project by Sharon Bailey, in association with Open Clasp
I CARE! A Call for ChangeI CARE! is a project about love, duty, struggle and hope bySharon Bailey. Grainger Market, Newcastle, 11th & 12th June….
World Environment Day
“We always have environmental issues on our minds, from the shows and our targets of low carbon and sustainability…” A new blog from Catrina, talking…
#CallingSOS A Demand for a Secretary of State for Women and Girls
Today, alongside more than 50 specialist organisations, we’ve joined Agenda Alliance in #CallingSOS on the crisis of unmet need women and girls are facing.Together, we’ve…
25 Year Anniversary Blogs
This year, we are celebrating 25 years of transforming the lives of women and girls! Co-Founder and Artistic Director, Catrina McHugh MBE, has been stepping…
Watch Don’t Forget the Birds
★★★★ The Stage – “Tender, honest, superbly performed show by real life mother and daughter about life after prison” Watch Don’t Forget The Birds International Women’s Week…
International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers: We Remember
On International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, we at Open Clasp Theatre Company remember those who inspired Tracey and Rita’s story with Sugar…
NEW Blog: Pure Art and Politics
Artistic Director and Writer, Catrina McHugh MBE, reflects on 2023; the work Open Clasp have co-created, achieved and the social change made. When theatre is…
Laura Lindow Steps Down As Associate Director
“This is Laura Lindow last show with us as Associate Director…Over the past decade Laura and I have sat in prisons, on trains, in hostel…
Workplace Offer on Our Digital Films!
Date posted October 23, 2023 Posted by Carly McConnell Reading Time 1 Minute(s)WORKPLACE OFFER 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Raise awareness across your workforce &…
Catrina McHugh Talks to The Stage
Catrina McHugh: ‘I want Open Clasp plays to stay with people, become part of their DNA’Artistic Director and Writer, Catrina McHugh MBE, met with Lyn…
New Blog: The Drowning Dog, Mycelial and Me
Read writer and artistic director Catrina McHugh’s new blog, The Drowning Dog, Mycelial and Me HERE “When writing Mycelial I talked through how I wanted…
New Blog from Artistic Director: Being 60, Mycelial and Me
Being 60, Mycelial and Me “Mycelial was used to describe how sex worker activists talk and support each other, sharing information, identifying threats and building…