FLOURISH
FLOURISH THEATRE & DRAMA WORKSHOPS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Creative & Inspirational Education
Join the Centenary Celebrations with Flourish's exciting, immersive retelling of the Suffragette Story for Key Stages 3 & 4
In 1918 Representation of the People's Act, Women were given the Vote for the first time in British History
In this one day programme, your students will:
Experience the plight of women in the late 19th and early 20th century
Discover the difference between Suffragist & Suffragette
Sing Suffrage Songs & Join Women's Marches
Meet tireless campaigner, Millicent Fawcett, President of the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies.
Follow Emmeline Pankhurst as she founds the notorious Women's Social & Political Union, organises mass demonstrations and experiences imprisonment in Holloway Prison
Encounter politicians such as H H Asquith & Winston Churchill
Journey with the women of the WSPU from peaceful protest to militant action:
breaking windows, setting fire to buildings and going on hunger strike
Find out how these political prisoners were kept in solitary confinement and force fed on government orders
Learn about local suffrage campaigners
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS
Historic re-enactment brings the past to life
Creative Learning stimulates discussion & debate
Drama Workshop is a fun, inclusive and participatory form of learning using mime, movement, voice, acting and improvisation
Drama activities stimulate language, vocabulary, speaking & listening skills and creative writing
Live Performance enriches learning and imagination
Exploring Women's Suffrage reinforces & widens learners' understanding of British Values such as Democracy, Individual Liberty and the Rule of Law
Drama workshop grows confidence and encourages team work
Creative learning beneficial for ESOL and SEND learners
FLOURISH provides a detailed Education Resouce Pack with all bookings. The pack contains suggested activities and worksheets for preparation and follow-on work exploring the issues raised in VOTES FOR WOMEN Performance & Drama Workshop.
Live, interactive performance
Inspiring, active Drama Workshop
Emmeline Pankhurst & Millicent Fawcett
Suffrage Songs &
Militant Marches
Hunger strikes & Force feeding
Suffragists & Suffragettes
Democracy,
Individual Liberty &
Rule of Law
Exciting encounter with History
Accessible & Inclusive
Speaking &
Listening skills
The Cat & Mouse Act
Window breaking, arson & letter bombs
Local campaigners such as Margaret Llewelyn Davies, & Anne Elizabeth Helme
FLOURISH offers tailor made programmes for schools at reasonable prices with reductions
for small rural schools
For schools outside the Furness Peninsular, Cumbria, there is an additional surcharge to cover fuel costs: this will only be enough to cover our travel costs at the current rates
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THE MOTHERS' MEETING
While attending what she believes to be a Mothers’ Meeting, Mrs Puckle finds herself reacting unexpectedly to what she hears and ends up making an impromptu speech in favour of Votes for Women .
This joyful, entertaining play uses a working class character to expose the inconsistencies in the Anti-Suffrage arguments.
Original suffrage play written by Mrs Harlow Phibbs in 1913 published by the Actresses’ Franchise League in the same year.
One Day Programme for Secondary Schools including:
THE MOTHERS' MEETING
live performance of original 1913 Suffragist Play
followed by
DRAMA WORKSHOPS
exploring Emmeline Pankhurst's journey from peaceful campaigner to militant activist
Actresses' Franchise League 1911