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<div>Please help us across the finish line!
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<div>We want to illuminate, empower and celebrate the lives of 12 historical Dorset women.
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<div>For over a year, WOMEN OF DORSET (<a href="https://www.womenofdorset.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.womenofdorset.com</a>) has been working with volunteer researchers and over 150 workshop participants from across the county to create and make UNEARTHED.
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<div>UNEARTHED is a fierce and joyous new community play about (extra)ordinary historical women from across time who lived, loved, survived and thrived across our county.
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<div>The play will be brought to life by a brilliant community cast of 50 Dorset women – with ages ranging from 8 to 82 - at Dorchester Arts and Lighthouse Poole, in July 2026.
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<div>The play is about a young, contemporary woman called Sam, who attends an out-of-this-world party - brimming with tales, tunes and tittle-tattle.
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<div>We want to illuminate the stages and streets of Dorchester and Poole with the faces of women past and present and celebrate their achievements.
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<div>Your donation will:
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<div>*Ensure that the community benefits from the highest production values
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<div>*Ensure a professional creative and production team
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<div>*Fund the lantern parade that will take the faces of our historical women through the Dorset streets in a celebratory lantern parade
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<div>*Elevate and highlight the importance and need of working together as a community
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<div>*Empower women – helping them to find their voice and celebrate their stories
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<div>*Celebrate and reclaim forgotten stories of women’s achievements from across the county
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<div>*Give women access to perform on the best stages in Dorset
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<div>Written by Stephanie Dale
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<div>Directed by Penny Levick
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<div>Designed and photographed by Jayne Jackson
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<div>Costumes by Maddie Pescod
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<div>Music by Hannah Marsh and Tim Laycock
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<div>Lighting by Jessie Addinall
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<div>Community Officer and Press by Ruth Hayes
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<div>Produced by Stephanie Dale and Dorchester Arts, with Lighthouse Poole.
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<div>Performed by 50 women - aged 8-82 - from across Dorset.
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<div>Find us on Instagram and Facebook.
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Amanda Senitt

Claire Cochrane

Dee Thorne

Jennifer Hughes

lesley rand

Anonymous

James Trowbridge

Iain Crichton

Benjamin Foster

Danny Lillington

Elly Clark

Mr Chris Howell

Danielle Dalley

Jasmine Green

Mr S Spearing

Lily Taylor

Rebecca Allison

Sharon Masters

Lindsay Alesbury

claire jones

WOMEN OF DORSET: HELP US ILLUMINATE WOMEN PAST AND PRESENT

Just £663£ to go! Make an impact.

WOMEN OF DORSET: HELP US ILLUMINATE WOMEN PAST AND PRESENT

Just £663 to go!
Make an impact.