International Women's Day Festival at The Hope Theatre

Indigo Arts Collective is celebrating International Women’s Day with a festival of original solo shows at the Hope Theatre in London, written and performed by women from across the country and around the globe. 

From thoughtful and funny to provocative and experimental, there’s truly something for everyone. We have five shows performing throughout the festival. Run times for all shows are an hour or under, and you can learn more by checking out the Hope's ticket page. 

CHEERS TO YOU, JENNY! (22 & 24 MAR 7PM): 

Hedda Gabler's meeting with motherhood has in no way been what she hoped for. Instead, it’s been exactly what she feared. She has followed the Norwegian manual for a harmonic and happy life, so why does she feel like she is rotting from the inside? Dark, comical and unpredictable. Just like Hedda herself. 

BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON (23 & 25 MAR 7PM):

We find Lila alone in a hospital for the criminally insane in 1928. Abandoned by her family, society, and her only friend in the asylum, she is forced to face her deepest secrets and the dark reality of the events leading up to her imprisonment. Confronting her circumstances with levity, innocence, and a strong sense of denial, Lila takes us on a journey full of playful poetry and vivid trauma until she's forced to confront the reality of her fate. 

POLLY PECULIAR (21 & 22 MAR 9PM):

There is something peculiar about Polly Tips. She’s one spoonful short of a tea party; with her staccato speaking, frantic physicality, and tiny teapot guests. Polly believes 'everything can be solved with a cup of tea', but how far does this fixation take her? Could trouble be brewing in the teapot?

GOING STRAIGHT TO GAY (23 & 25 MAR 9PM):

Then imagine you’re a woman in a relationship with another woman. For the first time. Ever wondered how that might be? Soon you will. Through comedy 'Going straight to gay... or something in-between' casts a light on how society, your partner, and yourself keep your queer relationship on its toes. In a fun way. Mostly. Is it theatre? Is a lecture? Or stand-up comedy? Just like being bisexual, from time to time, it can feel like something in-between.

WHERE HAVE ALL OUR WOMEN GONE? (24 & 25 MAR 9PM/2:30PM):

A dark, satirical and uncomfortable portrait of our nation. Experimental in style, combining verbatim text with moments of fictional poetry to reveal the threat one faces by simply being a woman. This play seeks to tell the stories of those whose names have never before been heard, naming many of the women who have lost their lives at the hands of violent men. A tragic observation and a call to arms.