The first of The Stables’ Scene & Heard festivals brings together a programme of work centred around stories driven by women.

The festival runs from 5th to 21st June 2025, offering three weeks of art, theatre and creatively designed workshops to be enjoyed by everyone.

A celebratory exhibition entitled “Female Heroes”, is launched today, International Women’s Day – Saturday 8th March – when people are invited to nominate their female hero through online submissions until Saturday 19th April 2025

NOMINATE YOUR “FEMALE HEROES” HERE

A social gathering with wine and cheese, on Thursday 5th June at 19:00, will open the festival, revealing the “Female Heroes’” winning nominations, followed by performances of ‘Cagebirds’, directed by Vanessa Coatz, and ‘White Lead’ directed by Jane Midwinter. These one act plays explore themes of stereotypes and oppression and the expectations and responsibilities of being an artist and a woman.

Workshops for all, will be led by local female creatives, and run throughout the festival. They include script-writing, poetry, improvisation, themed storytelling, art, song-writing, voice, dance, drama, and playful connection and spontaneity through clowning!

Along with these workshops will be a number of one night performances plays, play reading, music and song. Details and booking information for both workshops & performances will be published on the Stables Website and social media platforms.

Work generated throughout the festival will be showcased in a final presentation on Saturday 21st June.