RashDash

RashDash is a British feminist theatre company. The company was founded by Abbi Greenland and Helen Goalen. Becky Wilkie later joined. They have produced and created many works, including We Want You to Watch.

RashDash
Formation2009 (2009)
TypeTheatre group
Membership
  • Abbi Greenland (2009-pres.)
  • Helen Goalen (2009-pres.)
  • Becky Wilkie (2017-pres.)
Websitewww.rashdash.co.uk

History

Abbi Greenland and Helen Goalen formed RashDash in 2009 while attending the University of Hull.[1][2] Greenland's parents were also theatre creators and participated in the political punk-theatre of the 1970s.[3] While still students, Greenland and Goalen took a play called Strict Machine to the National Student Drama Festival.[1]

The first play officially produced by RashDash was The Honeymoon, which centred on two women who had left their fiancés at the altar.[3] Goalen and Greenland created the show with singer-songwriter Becky Wilkie.[4]

Productions
  • The Honeymoon (2009)[3]
  • Another Someone (2010)[5][6]
  • Scary Gorgeous (2011)[3]
  • Set Fire to Everything!!! (2012)[7]
  • The Ugly Sisters (2014)[3]
  • We Want You to Watch (2015) – created by RashDash and Alice Birch, at the National Theatre[8]
  • Two Man Show (2016 and 2017)[9][10]
  • Snow White & Rose Red (2017)[11]
  • The Darkest Corners (2017) – as part of the Transform 17 festival[12]
  • Future Bodies (2018) – written by Clare Duffy, in collaboration with Unlimited Theatre[13]
  • Three Sisters (2018) – adapted from Anton Chekhov, co-production with Royal Exchange Theatre[14][15]
  • Don't Go Back to Sleep (2020)[16]
  • Look at Me Don't Look at Me (2021) – about Elizabeth “Lizzie” Siddal[17]
  • Oh Mother (2022) – written by Abbi Greenland and Helen Goalen, devised with Simone Seales, at HOME[18][19]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Popcorn Writing Award Look at Me, Don't Look at Me Longlist [20]
2016 Scotsman Fringe Firsts Two Man Show Won [21]
2011 Scary Gorgeous Won [7]
2010 Another Someone Won [22]

References
  1. Thompson, Jessie (2016-09-09). "RashDash: Dismantling the patriarchy with thought and feeling". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  2. "Between the Big and the Small Picture: An Interview with RashDash" (PDF). Auralia Space. 2020. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  3. Costa, Maddy (2014-01-22). "RashDash: punking feminist theatre". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  4. Mack, Kathryn (2009-08-16). "The Honeymoon: 4 star review by Kathryn Mack". Broadway Baby. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  5. Longhurst, Alice (2011-03-28). "Review: Another Someone". A Younger Theatre. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  6. Gardner, Lyn (2011-08-15). "New Edinburgh act of the day: RashDash". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  7. Whitehead, Charlotte (2012-06-14). "Make a RashDash for Theatre in the Square". A Younger Theatre. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  8. Billington, Michael (2015-06-16). "We Want You to Watch review – fantasies of a porn-free world". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  9. Goalen, Helen; Greenland, Abbi (2017-02-20). "Two Man Show: our feminist quest to smash the patriarchy". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  10. Gardner, Lyn (2016-08-09). "Two Man Show at Edinburgh festival review – RashDash play with patriarchy". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  11. Trueman, Matt (2017-12-04). "Review: Snow White and Rose Red (Battersea Arts Centre)". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  12. "How the Reclaim the Night movement has inspired new production in Leeds car park". Yorkshire Post. 2017-04-18. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  13. Crowther, Sacha (2018-10-07). "Future Bodies: "Stop Being Normal"". Harpy. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  14. Crowther, Sacha (2018-05-11). "Who or what are the classics for?: RashDash present Three Sisters". Harpy. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  15. Garnder, Lyn (2018-05-11). "Three Sisters review – RashDash's gloriously playful take on Chekhov". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  16. Wood, Alex (2020-08-26). "HOME Manchester to restart live shows in October with Gateau Chocolat, RashDash and more". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  17. Wyver, Kate (2021-09-07). "Muse and model or painter-poet? Elizabeth Siddal given fresh portrait". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  18. Crowther, Sacha (2022-05-22). "Oh Mother at HOME, RashDash Theatre Review". Harpy. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  19. Love, Catherine (2022-05-23). "Oh Mother review – clever collage on the messy truth of parenting". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  20. Wood, Alex (2022-08-06). "Popcorn Writing Award reveals 2022 longlist and judges". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  21. "Fringe First award winners announced". The Scotsman. 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  22. Ritchie, John (2010-08-30). "Record Breaking Edinburgh Fringe: Nearly 2 Million Tickets Sold". EdinburghGuide.com. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
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