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Commemorating Rosa Luxemburg

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Corinne Painter and Ingrid Sharp have been working on articles commemorating the brutal killing of Rosa Luxemburg. "Beyond Rosa Luxemburg: five more women of the German revolution you need to know about" The Conversation "A Woman's Place is in the Revolution" Jacobin  

Women of Aktion Film

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A new short film about the Women of Aktion play. Including some behind-the-scenes footage and interviews.

Women of Aktion Tour Dates

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Full dates for our play "Women of Aktion": Stage @ Leeds - 3 to 5 October Theatre Royal, Wakefield - 13 October Lakeside Theatre, University of Essex - 15 October Skipton Town Hall - 20 October Harrogate Theatre - 22 October York Theatre Royal - 23 October​ Kiel, Germany - 26 & 28 October​ Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury - 6 November Gallery Oldham - 8...

Site visit to Munich

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In January 2018, Corinne Painter visited Munich to look at places connected with the Revolution and the Bavarian Soviet Republic. Traces of the revolution can be found all over the city, from the Munich Residenz (the former home of the local monarchic family who fled during the revolution), to the memorials to the Independent Socialist...

Site Visit to Kiel

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Ingrid Sharp, Corinne Painter and Bent Architect visited sites associated with the Kiel Uprising in 1918. From the docks in Kiel to the submarines in Wilhelmshaven, the group explored the origins of the revolution and examined possible places to stage their forthcoming play “Women of Aktion”. This project highlights women's role in the German revolution...