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🏆 Award-winning community-driven theatre company telling stories they tried to silence

🔥 All women, survivors, and proper little Workie Tickets welcome!

www.workietickettheatre.com

20/10/2026

A little reminder that all THREE episodes of Theatre of the Survivor: the podcast are now out! Inspired by JoJo Kirtley's Churchill Fellowship report - Staging Violence against women and girls.

Have you had a listen yet?

Created with women and girls in Sunderland, Theatre of the Survivor brings together stories, conversations and creative voices to raise awareness, challenge stigma and make space for experiences that too often go unheard.

Every story matters. Every voice deserves to be heard. 💜

Catch up on all three episodes at

theatreofthesurvivor.podbean 💜 or find it where you usually listen to your podcasts:

Give them a listen, share with your networks, support our work. 💜

16/10/2026

This episode will give you goosebumps…

Episode 3: Poppy is here!

Hosted by Claire Rogerson, featuring Fisa Humpledink, this episode brings together powerful voices from Wearside Women in Need (WWIN).

Hear from Laura, WWIN’s CEO, and Sarah and Chelsea, who run the Survivor Forum and all do incredible work.

At its heart is a moving song developed from a character -Poppy, created with JoJo at the Survivor Forum, written by Kirsten Hall and produced by HATI. Featuring the forum on the chorus and a special Mackem guest performing spoken word, this is a powerful piece about domestic abuse and survivor voices.

We’re so grateful to everyone involved and hope to perform the song during 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. Listen to it now -on spotify, amazon, apple or podbean!

Content warning: Domestic abuse, misogyny and violence against women and girls.

15/10/2026

South Shields is next! 🩷

We’re back with another The C Project workshop on Friday 20th November at WHIST in South Shields, 10am.

This women-only workshop is all about conversation, cake and raising awareness of women’s cancers. 🍰🩷 We’ll share a reading of The C Card, explore the themes of the play and open up conversations about cancer.

A welcoming space to come together, have a cuppa, share thoughts and chat about something that affects so many.

And of course… there’ll be cake! 🍰

Fancy joining us? Email JoJo at [email protected] or contact Whist Southshields WHIST to book your place.

We’d love to see you there! 🩷

14/10/2026

🖤 A really exciting first meeting today!

We had our very first meeting with Northumbria University for an ESRC-funded research project exploring Jury Decision-Making in Domestic Abuse Cases Involving Coercive Control.

Workie Ticket Theatre will be working with the research team to develop mock trials using actors, help shape scripts and explore how gender bias might influence jury decision-making in cases involving coercive control.

This is such an important area of research, and we're absolutely honoured to be involved in a project that brings together research and theatre to explore these complex issues.

As a survivor-led theatre company, we know how important it is to challenge misconceptions around domestic abuse and coercive control, and to question how these cases are understood and interpreted.

We're so excited to be working alongside some brilliant women and researchers, and we can't wait to see what we can achieve together!

10/10/2026

What a lush morning at the True Crime Collab Newcastle! 🖤 Maldron Hotel Newcastle

We delivered our workshop, Staging Violence Against Women and Girls, looking at how we use theatre to challenge harmful narratives, ask difficult questions and create opportunities for social change.

This included an amazing reading of JoJo’s play Walk the Line, performed by Ashlea, directed by Charlotte which explores post-separation abuse.

We had some brilliant discussions internalised misogyny, domestic abuse, how to better support survivors and the systems that continue to fail survivors whilst protect perpetrators.

These conversations build on the learning from JoJo’s Churchill Fellowship, documented in her report Staging Violence Against Women and Girls, and our ongoing exploration of how theatre can challenge violence against women and girls, support survivors and create social change. The Churchill Fellowship

This learning continues to shape the work we do at Workie Ticket, including our vision for survivor-centred creative spaces where women and girls can connect, create and rebuild.

A massive thank you to everyone who joined us and contributed to such important conversations. Thanks for having us! 🖤

09/10/2026

Come and have a go! 👻🎃

06/10/2026

What happens when the world keeps telling you that your body is the problem?

We’re delighted to be working with Durham University researchers Kimberly Jamie and Rachel Colls as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science on The Weight of It All - a free, two-hour interactive workshop exploring weight stigma and discrimination through creative storytelling.

Facilitated by our Co-Artistic Director, JoJo. The session will introduce research exploring how people in bigger bodies can be treated in everyday spaces, including healthcare, public transport and the workplace.

Come along, have a brew, get creative and help us turn research and real-world experiences into stories that challenge weight stigma.

https://festivalofsocialscience.com/events/the-weight-of-it-all/

05/10/2026

EPISODE 2 IS HERE: TARA

We’re back with the second episode of Theatre of the Survivor: The Podcast 💜

Once again hosted by Claire Rogerson, with support from Fisa Humpeldink, this episode brings together conversations with Chompa and Bushra from Al-Falaq Counselling, alongside Maryam Ali, writer and performer of our audio play 'Beche Thaka' developed from a character created during our sessions with the group and directed by Corinne Kilvington.

And this episode is a real treat for us because Bushra also voices Tara’s best friend in our audio play. 💜 We love seeing the connections between the real people, creative voices and stories that make up Theatre of the Survivor.

Thanks so much, Bushra - what a star you are ⭐

Listen to Tara now on Podbean, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon.

https://theatreofthesurvivor.podbean.com/e/episode-2-tara/

Content warning: references to domestic abuse, misogyny and violence against women and girls.

30/09/2026

Welcome back to part 2 of my conversation with Lynne! 🩷

We hope you enjoy it as much as the first part.

Once again, a massive thank you to . It was a pleasure speaking with you!

29/09/2026

What an honour it was to deliver our first National Lottery Community Funded C Project workshop with the amazing Live Well with Cancer breast cancer group. 🎭💜

We spent time together talking, listening, sharing experiences and exploring what can make a difference when it comes to cancer — from accessing support and services to the importance of being heard and having your voice valued.

Ashlea delivered a brilliant reading of 'The C Card', bringing the story into the room and opening up some really honest and important conversations.

A massive thank you to the whole group for being so open, honest and generous in sharing your experiences, thoughts and ideas with us. It was a privilege to listen, learn and create space for those conversations together.

Our workshops are about more than simply sharing information. They’re about creating space for honest conversations, listening to lived experience and making sure community voices help shape the conversations that matter.

And a big BOOM 💥 for getting The C Project properly underway!

This is just the beginning. 💜 The National Lottery Community Fund Live Well With Cancer

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