Many of the arguments against women voting seem absurd to us today – but things weren’t always quite so obvious to everyone. Votes For Women! is a collection of three one-act plays that were written by campaigners to reveal these absurdities with wit and sarcasm.
Anti-suffrage Waxworks provides a very tongue-in-cheek introduction to the stereotypical characters that often appeared in the discourse of the time.
How the Vote Was Won asks what would happen if women really were to do as they’ve been told: to give up their jobs and careers, stay at home, and be supported by their male relatives.
Lady Geraldine’s Speech wonders whether the anti-suffragists might actually be converting more people to the cause than the campaigners themselves….
Although these plays date from 1909, there are some aspects of them that are sadly still relevant today in all manner of political discourse.
ANTI–SUFFRAGE WAXWORKS
adapted by Zachariah Chamberlaine
from ideas by Cicely Hamilton and Naomi Paxton
Featuring: Aleksandra Bartnik, Arina Degtiareva, Todd Elliott, Yetunde Falowo, Inés Gómez, Ella Leväsalmi, Milena Melnyk, Kuan-Hsuan Lin, Veronika Reznichenko, Sofia da Silva, Gloria Sinato & Xingyuan Yin
LADY GERALDINE’S SPEECH
by Beatrice Harraden, adapted by Zachariah Chamberlaine
Dr Alice Romney – Milena Melnyk
Lady Gerladine Boleyn – Yetunde Falowo
Miss Nora Baillie – Ella Leväsalmi
Jane – Inés Gómez
HOW THE VOTE WAS WON
by Cecily Hamilton & Christopher St John
Horace Cole – Ella Leväsalmi
Ethel Cole – Kuan-Hsuan Lin
Winifred – Sofia da Silva
Agatha Cole – Veronika Reznichenko
Molly Cole – Xingyuan Yin
Madame Christine – Gloria Sinato
Maudie Spark – Arina Degtiareva
Lizzie Wilkens – Aleksandra Bartnik
Lily – Inés Gómez
Gerald Williams – Todd Elliott
Directed by Zachariah Chamberlaine
PRESENTED BY: Thespians Anonymous
SHOW DATES
- Fri 5 Dec 2025 @ 7 pm
- Sat 6 Dec 2025 @ 2 pm
- Sat 7 Dec 2025 @ 5 pm
- Fri 12 Dec 2025 @ 7 pm
DURATION: ~ 1 hour and 45 minutes, inc. a 15-minute intermission
18.00 € – standard
15.00 € – students, pensioners, military/civil service, veterans, and people with disabilities
SCHEDULE
The doors will open 30 minutes before the start. Please arrive in good time – due to the setup of the stage, latecomers cannot be admitted.
Photo: Zachariah Chamberlaine