Theatre group funded to tell women's stories

FEMINIST theatre company Scary Little Girls has been awarded almost £20,000 to help it tell new stories about women in Penzance through its sellout Queenagers show.

- by CORNISHMAN REPORTER

The show, which has played to packed houses across Cornwall on two-sellout tours, celebrates the power of the older woman, looking at the positive side of menopause.

The production company has now been awarded £18,601 from the National Lottery Community Fund to work with women's groups in Penzance collecting stories of their experiences of menopause.

The stories will represent the voices of women who have experienced domestic violence and those from economically disadvantaged situations.

"Women from these groups have some of the worst outcomes around menopause, as their situations often create extra barriers to accessing things they need such as getting to their GP or speaking to other women about their experiences," said the company's artistic director Rebecca Mordan.