The illustrations' glorious ice-cream colours and bold jazzy shapes ooze retro glamour in this story of two incredible women. But my parents] worked very hard to make sure my brother and I had chances they didn’t have, in following our talents and dreams. Your class will place the words in the context of the subject matter and look at synonyms/meanings for the words chosen. This is a comprehension linked to Emmeline Pankhurst on her mission to get women the rights to vote from 1903-1928. Audiences can join Jade in meeting these incredible and inspiring women from the past: from explorers and scientists to artists and secret agents, hear the stories of some of history's independent icons who really did change the world.

Pankhurst on the Fantastically Great Women musical Kate Pankhurst on the Fantastically Great Women musical

I didn’t anticipate how much parents want to have these conversations with their sons and their daughters. From explorers to artists, scientists to secret agents, hear the stories of some of history’s strongest women; all independent icons who really did change the world. Touch Tours offer a hands-on tour of the set, props, costumes, characters and the visual style of the show, especially for visitors with visual impairments.Outside of performance times, our foyers are officially Dog-Friendly following a request from one of our regulars. Join our inquisitive heroine Jade as she breaks away from her class to take a peek behind the scenes at the not yet open Gallery of Greatness in the local museum.

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With characters and songs that pack a popstar punch, this thrilling show for ages 7+ is guaranteed to be one to remember! Discover the inspirational lives of just some of the extraordinary women who have transformed people's expectations of what women can do in this stunning gift collection. The idea was staring me in the face, but it took a while to see it,” says the illustrator and children’s author Kate Pankhurst.

The Mary song is another highlight; it’s the musical’s equivalent of Six‘s ‘House of Holbein’: fun, fierce and fabulous – and feminist AF.

Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World review

West End; Heathers, UK tour) and Rachel Seirian ( Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, West End and Los Angeles; Strictly: It Takes Two, BBC; A Christmas Carol, RSC) round out the cast. Demand for the book – which has sold more than 100,000 copies, been translated into 15 languages and nominated by librarians throughout the UK for the Kate Greenaway Medal 2018 – took publisher Bloomsbury by surprise last year. The other women featured are Sacagawea, Frida Kahlo, Marie Curie, Amelia Earhart, Rosa Parks, Mary Seacole, Gertrude Ederle, Jane Austen, Mary Anning, Anne Frank. I think if something influences young girls – and boys – in a way that makes them a little wiser, encourages them to question something they see as unfair or sit a little taller in their seat and own their space, that can only be a good thing,” says Pankhurst. asks Eva, when her mother gives her a quick whispered lesson on the civil rights movement), I have a lump in my throat and Mary is moved too.

From explorers to artists, scientists to secret agents, hear the stories of some of history’s strongest mothers, sisters and daughters; all independent icons who really did change the world.