Workie Ticket Theatre is thrilled to announce that we have been funded by the The National Lottery Heritage Fund to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Newcastle Gaol’s closure through our Geordie Gaol Girls project!​

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Collaborating with diverse groups, we'll craft authentic costumes, produce prison ‘mugshots’, and co-create an immersive theatre experience staged at the original Gaol site, highlighting "HERstories", guided by historical research.

 

Our aim is to archive this work for future accessibility, preserving and ensuring the resonance of these stories. Despite the Gaol closing in 1925, this project will ensure that the unheard voices of confined women and those affected by abuse are not lost. We hope to leave a lasting legacy by shedding light on forgotten stories reflecting on issues of poverty and gender inequality.

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