“Brilliant people doing brilliant things. Space to talk about feminism. A world to be proud of living in” – Guardian writer Maddy Costa on Calm Down, Dear 2014
IT’S BACK! CPT’s legendary celebration of all things feminist and theatrical Calm Down Dear is here to kick off the new year in glorious, politically awakened style. Blow out the January blues with a festival line-up of brilliant new theatre from the front line of the battle for gender equality. Headlined by Racheal Ofori’s So Many Reasons, (recipient of a Jerwood Charitable Foundation funded Home Run commission) with work from Vanessa Kisuule, Caroline Horton and many more, expect some of the boldest, brightest voices in performance, presenting work guaranteed to make 2018 a better place.
Image credit (c) Guy Saunders (taken of Racheal Ofori’s So Many Reasons)
Calm Down, Dear 2018 Offers:
Season pass: book 5 of more shows as part of the festival and receive a 20% discount
Double bill: book two different shows on the same night for just £16 (that’s just £8 each!)
For all of the above offers simply add your tickets to the basket and we’ll do the rest!
| Mo 15 Jan | Tue 16 Jan | Wed 17 Jan | Thu 18 Jan | Fri 19 Jan | Sat 20 Jan | Sun 21 Jan |
| 7:30pm | 7:15pm | 7:15pm | 7:15pm | 7:15pm | 7:15pm | 7pm |
| Calm Down, Dear Big Bang #1 by various artists | So Many Reasons by Racheal Ofori | So Many Reasons by Racheal Ofor | So Many Reasons by Racheal Ofori | So Many Reasons by Racheal Ofori | So Many Reasons by Racheal Ofori | The Doctor Is In by Hannah Ballou |
| 9pm | 9pm | 9pm | 9pm | 9pm | 8:30pm | |
| Enter the Dragons by A&E Comedy | Enter the Dragons by A&E Comedy | The Gentle Art of Punishment by Daughter Product | The Gentle Art of Punishment by Daughter Product | The Gentle Art of Punishment by Daughter Product | QUEEN C*NT – Sacred or Profane? By China Fish | |
| Mon 22 Jan | Tue 23 Jan | Wed 24 Jan | Thu 25 Jan | Fri 26 Jan | Sat 27 Jan | Sun 28 Jan |
| 7:30pm | 7:15pm | 7:15pm | 7:15pm | 7:15pm | 7:15pm | 7pm |
| Calm Down, Dear Big Bang #2 by various artists | So Many Reasons by Racheal Ofori | So Many Reasons by Racheal Ofori | So Many Reasons by Racheal Ofori | So Many Reasons by Racheal Ofori | So Many Reasons by Racheal Ofori | TEMPORARY by Libby Liburd |
| 9pm | 9pm | 9pm | 9pm | 9pm | 8:30pm | |
| Enticement Machine by Vanessa Macaulay | PSYCHOPOMP by Fen | Syd & Sylvia By Claudia Jefferies
| All of Me by Caroline Horton | All of Me by Caroline Horton | QUEEN C*NT – Sacred or Profane? By China Fish | |
| Mon 29 Jan | Tue 30 Jan | Wed 31 Jan | Thu 1 Feb | Fri 2 Feb | Sat 3 Feb | Sun 4 Feb |
| 7:30pm | 7:15pm | 7:15pm | 7:15pm | 7:15pm | 7:15pm | 7pm |
| Calm Down, Dear Big Bang #3 by various artists | So Many Reasons by Racheal Ofori | So Many Reasons by Racheal Ofori | So Many Reasons by Racheal Ofori | So Many Reasons by Racheal Ofori | So Many Reasons by Racheal Ofori | Thunder Road by RedCape Theatre |
| 9pm | 9pm | 9pm | 9pm | 9pm | 8:30pm | |
| Bodies (broken 4 u) by MEGANDALEX | Sexy By Vanessa Kisuule | Sexy By Vanessa Kisuule | Sexy By Vanessa Kisuule | Sexy By Vanessa Kisuule | Love Songs by Alissa Anne Jeun Yi |