What happens when mothers in prison tell their own stories? From the award-winning creators of Key Change and Sugar, Rupture brings their voices to the screen this October. 🎟️Click the link to grab your ticket! #RuptureScreening2025 #OpenClasp #SparkForSocialChange openclasp.org.uk/production/r...

Open Clasp: Theatre for Social Change is now live, exploring issues facing women and girls today. Discover 6 challenging and compelling performances co-created by women otherwise excluded by theatre and society: bit.ly/45wEYkZ @openclasp.bsky.social

📣 New on @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social - Open Clasp: Theatre for Social Change A collection of bold, socially engaged plays co-created with criminalised women, SWers and survivors of gender-based violence. Rooted in the North East. Reaching globally.

Women of the world unite! This looks like a great exhibition at @lselibrary.bsky.social drawing on the The Women's Library collection. #UNWomen #50Years

Activists in Malta walked through the streets of Valletta in silence on the International Day of Action for Women's Health to to protest against “centuries of reproductive control”. Abortion in Malta remains illegal and inaccessible for the vast majority. Read more: lovinmalta.com/news/watch-d...

Read a NEW blog by our Artistic Director, Catrina McHugh MBE, about the brilliant work the company is working on right now! openclasp.wordpress.com/2025/05/30/h...

We highlighted the problems of the Nordic Model in our play Mycelial, co-created with sex workers globally, including the island of Ireland. Please read 👇

Women's services continue to be underfunded - report out today from @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social shows 77% of women’s orgs don’t have the funding to deliver the Women’s Centre Model in 2025-26. The Women’s Centre Model works. But without urgent action, the services women rely on are at risk.

✉️ Did you know we have a monthly newsletter where you can find out about all things Open Clasp? If you want to hear first hand about the amazing stuff our team is getting up to then email [email protected] with your email to sign up‼️

🎉 Big news tickets for Mycelial have gone live! We’re beyond excited to share the BSL interpreted version with you, making the show even more accessible to our amazing community. Grab your tickets now by hitting the link below👇 openclasp.ticketco.events/uk/en/e/myce... #Mycelial #BSL #OpenClasp

This year for Deaf Awareness Week we will be releasing our production Mycelial online with BSL interpretation. To grab your ticket click the link below. 👇 openclasp.ticketco.events/uk/en/e/myce...

✨ Our CEO, Catrina, has been out and about again, this time spending an incredible afternoon with the one and only Patti Boo Rae. 🥂 They chatted all things Catrina, Open Clasp, and even shared a bottle of champagne. 🍾 You won't want to miss this conversation. Link below🔽 linktr.ee/ChattiPatti

📢Join our partners @redumbrellaeireann and @swaiireland in Belfast, on Tuesday 29th April at 7pm! Our film, Mycelial, highlighted the impact of the Nordic Model on s*x workers North and South of Ireland, and how harmful it is. Email [email protected] to register.

Open Clasp stands in solidarity with trans women, always have and always will.

The evidence keeps piling up: Pregnant women in prison face higher risks of gestational diabetes which can lead to preeclampsia & poor birth outcomes. Alternatives to imprisonment need to be actioned urgently. @birthcompanions.bsky.social @janeystarling.bsky.social @cleanbrk.bsky.social @rcm.org.uk

This month's @exeuntmagazine.bsky.social recs spot on as always - mine is @openclasp.bsky.social Rupture, coming to @livetheatre.bsky.social and touring

Delighted Rupture is recommended in @exeuntmagazine.bsky.social by @traceysinclair.bsky.social 🧡 It's selling fast so get your tickets booked! Public performances: @livetheatre.bsky.social ARC, Stockton, Gala, Durham, West End Women & Girls Centre (women only) www.openclasp.org.uk/productions/...

We are collaborating with Red Umbrella Éire (formerly the Red Umbrella Film Festival) for this FREE viewing of Mycelial by @openclasp.bsky.social. Afterwards, there will be a panel discussion. Wed 26th Feb Unit 44 Park Shopping Centre, Prussia St, Dublin, D07 AE10 Doors: 7pm Start 7:30pm

Looking for a new challenge? Take a look at our jobs board for opportunities at @volcanotheatre.bsky.social @almeida.co.uk @openclasp.bsky.social @highlysprung.bsky.social @itc-arts.bsky.social and more www.itc-arts.org/industry-opp...

The notebooks are ready & the🔥is lit in West End Women & Girls Centre library as we welcome our Gold Star Members & women from the centre to our first writing class with Artistic Director & Writer, Catrina. The new women's library is a beautiful space to be creative on this grey, overcast day! 🖌

#jobAd: Open Clasp Theatre Company @openclasp.bsky.social are #recruiting for a full time Executive Director £39,826 - £44,854 pro rata Apply before 28 February connectedvoice.org.uk/jobs/executi... … #charity #career #opportunity

Looking for a new challenge for the new year? Take a look at our jobs board for opportunities at @levelcentre.bsky.social @openclasp.bsky.social @extantltd.bsky.social @20storieshigh.bsky.social and more www.itc-arts.org/industry-opp...

🎭 @openclasp.bsky.social is seeking a new driven and dynamic Executive Director with a passion for co-creating new theatre. Closing - 28 Feb Location - Newcastle ££ - £39.8K-£44.8K https://disabilityarts.online/opportunity-listings/open-clasp-theatre-company-newcastle-upon-tyne-executive-directo…

💜 Rupture 💜 We’re thrilled to announce that the amazing Narisha Lawson will be reprising her role as Destiny in Rupture on tour this March! Narisha trained at the Television Workshop Nottingham from the age of 7. Her credits include Doctors (BBC), New Worst Witch (ITV) and...

Rupture- Our New One-Woman Show is Going on Tour this March💜 Don’t miss the chance to experience this beautiful and powerful performance live. 🎟️Book Tickets for Rupture NOW 👇 openclasp.org.uk/productions/...

💜Rupture Tour Venues 💜 We’re thrilled to bring Rupture to audiences this March! Find the venue closest to you and don’t miss this insightful piece, that delves into the experiences of mothers in prison. 🎟️Book tickets for your nearest venue here: openclasp.org.uk/productions/...

Are you in an organisation that provides services to the LGBTQI+ community? We are extremely pleased to announce that we have received funding to provide Sex Worker Awareness Training (SWAT) for LGBTQI+ Services.

🚨 We’re Hiring: Executive Director at Open Clasp Theatre Company 🚨 Be an activist. Join the movement. www.openclasp.org.uk/2025/01/were...

📣 Job opportunity - CEO! We are looking for the person who will lead NUM's policy advocacy work as our CEO. Applicants must be based in the UK, and lived experience of sex work is desirable. Click below for core responsibilities, person spec & how to apply: www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/nationa...

As we usher in 2025, Artistic Director & Writer, Catrina, reflects back. "Reflecting back on Open Clasp, our year where, we once again witness the value of the arts to support and fight for the human rights of women and communities we co-create with." openclasp.wordpress.com/2024/12/31/o...

We are closing up shop for the holidays and will reopen on the 6th Jan 2025. Our email and phone will not be monitored during those days. Sign up for our newsletter or donate to us through our website: sexworkersallianceireland.org Let's hope for a better new year for sex workers in Ireland.

On International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, we share a guest blog from our member, @openclasp.bsky.social. They share context for their new film, Mycelial, which explores the connected experiences of sex worker activists worldwide. Read: https://buff.ly/3OYbKBV

Check out our new video that showcases our Sex Worker Awareness Training (SWAT) and the work of SWAI. Sex workers need services that recognise their rights and provide non-stigmatising support. If your organisation would like to take our training, please get in touch. youtu.be/RzNqTtmpEl4?...

16 Days of Activism is now over, bringing to a close a critical period for organisations working with women and girls across our alliance. Here's a round-up of various launches and campaigns from across our membership this year: www.agendaalliance.org/news/16days-...

It was a privilege to be at WEWG tonight to see @openclasp.bsky.social screening of Mycelial. Raw. Powerful. It was an honour to be in the space with you all.

Want to know more about who we are, how we co-create theatre and who with? Check us out 👇 www.openclasp.org.uk/about-us/

We're screening Mycelial at West End Women & Girls Centre, 10th & 11th Dec. Come join us, watch a film co-created with sex work activists & hear from co-creators & regional activists on the laws, workers rights, harm reduction & how to be an ally! Tickets from £6.50 eventbrite.co.uk/e/mycelial-w...

🗣 Join us for the webinar on how the law can support or restrict Sex Workers' Rights on Dec 3rd at 10 a.m. Hear from Dr. Lynzi Armstrong on her new report, which explores the experiences of sex workers in Scotland, New Zealand, and ROI. Email Danielle to register danielleereclaimtheagenda.org.

Annah Pickering from Aotearoa New Zealand Sex Workers Collective, a co-creator on Mycelial & Gold Star Member of Open Clasp, explains how the movement needs support and allies. Watch Mycelial NOW: openclasp.ticketco.events. For more info & resources on sex worker rights, visit www.nzpc.org.nz

Annah Pickering from Aotearoa New Zealand Sex Workers Collective, a co-creator on Mycelial & Gold Star Member of Open Clasp, explains how the movement needs support and allies. Watch Mycelial NOW: openclasp.ticketco.events. For more info & resources on sex worker rights, visit www.nzpc.org.nz

Decrim in action back home - solidarity with the Penthouse picket ✊ “Today, we walk out – until our needs are met… You raise your cut on extra services we provide, without a raise for the ones providing it... We worked here because we felt comfortable, now we feel controlled.”

Co-created with sex-work activists, Mycelial is available to watch online NOW! Mycelial explores sex work laws, rights and the everyday lives of sex work activists. openclasp.ticketco.events/uk/en/m/e/my...

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