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Kitty: Queen of the Washhouse

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A powerful one-woman performance transporting you back to 1830s Liverpool to tell the story of Irish immigrant Kitty Wilkinson, whose pioneering approach to public hygiene helped stem the city’s 1832 cholera epidemic.

Kitty: Queen of the Washhouse

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A powerful one-woman performance transporting you back to 1830s Liverpool to tell the story of Irish immigrant Kitty Wilkinson, whose pioneering approach to public hygiene helped stem the city’s 1832 cholera epidemic.

Written by John Maguire (The Liver Bird) & directed by Margaret Connell (Forgotten Voices), it premiered in Liverpool in 2019 to a sold out audience of 1,000 & then again in 2020.

Incorporating music & song as well as creative visual effects, the audience is immersed in Kitty’s life story, invited to explore the political & social climate of the period, & to celebrate a truly inspiring female hero. It highlights the importance of community activism in a time when more people are becoming socially isolated.

In July 2022, Kitty: Queen of the Washhouse was performed over three nights at the newly opened Shakespeare North in Prescot, selling out every show, and also sold out St Georges Hall in Liverpool in October 2022.


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(60 mins, no interval)

The Reader Theatre Room

Calderstones Park, Liverpool L18 3JB

Sunday 5 March, 3pm and 7pm

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The King's Head Theatre

Islington

Fri 10 Mar 2023 at 7:00pm

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Sun 12 Mar 2023 at 8:00pm

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Mon 13 Mar 2023 at 9:00pm

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The King’s Arms,

Salford

Sunday, 19 March at 7.30pm

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