Allana Marsh
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Corseted
We were awarded a Grants For The Arts grant by the Arts Council and by Leeds Inspired to research and develop a one act show inspired by historical Morley figure Alice Cliff Scatcherd. The project was originally called Alice In Bloomers and was researched with the help of the Morley community and local academics including…
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Like seeing a play with its clothes off
Saturday saw a successful first script-in-hand reading of Corseted at Morley Library where we were lucky enough to have a full room and an engaged audience. It was fantastic to see so many local people there who had contributed to developing the script and the Alice In Bloomers team had a great time. The…
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Corseted – the show, exhibition and workshops
The Alice team will spend much of the Christmas season preparing for the two dates in January when the script-in-hand readings of Corseted at Leeds Central Library and Morley Library will mark the end of the research and development phase. I have been working closely with the costumiers to firm up ideas for the…
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Interview with Alice artist – contemporary fashion designer Gill Thewlis
This is the second in a series of short interviews with the artists who are working on the Alice in Bloomers project. Gill Thewlis has been commissioned to communicate through the design and construction of a costume the personality of the show’s contemporary character and her motivation. Like Allana Marsh, she will also be involved…