Sobbin' Women

29 May

Directed by Alice Harding | Produced by Fleur Simpson | Written by Molly May Gorman

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Sobbin' Women

29 May

Director Alice Harding
Producer Fleur Simpson
Writer Molly May Gorman
Designer Sorcha Corcoran

In the golden era of MGM’s Hollywood, the husband and wife screenwriting duo behind a new musical are failing to get the greenlight. Thrown into crisis when they are forced to work with an up-and-coming free-spirited female writer, Sobbin’ Women is a darkly funny new play about what it means to be a woman in a foregone age and the consequences of putting the professional before the personal.

ALSO LOOK OUT FOR: Performance artist, activist, director, and everything in between – Lois Weaver of Split Britches will be hosting a post-show conversation about making queer and feminist performance. More information to be announced shortly!

Show duration: 60 mins
Content warnings: Misogyny

 

Booking Info

Dates

Fri 29 May, 2:00pm
Fri 29 May, 7:00pm

Prices
Standard £7
Concessions (Mountview alumni/access/under 18/student/unemployed)* £6
Southwark Presents Cardholder £5
Multi-buy offer - 3 shows £15
Venue

The Backstage Theatre, Mountview, 120 Peckham Hill Street, London SE15 5JT

To Book

020 8881 2201

Our box office hours are currently Monday-Friday 9am-8pm and Saturday 9am-3pm. Online booking is 24 hours, but phone and in-person bookings should be made within these times. Tickets are booked subject to Mountview's terms and conditions

Access and Concessions Bookings

*Please bring proof of ID when purchasing concession tickets. Access tickets are charged at the concession rate. Audience members who require a companion ticket can book this by contacting the box office team on [email protected] or 020 8881 2201.

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Alice Harding

Director

Alice is an award-nominated director featured in Rolling Stone for her music video for Girl Ray. She was OffFest nominated for This Blighted Star (OFFIES, 2026) and for Barton Turf she was nominated for Best Early Career Director at Oxford Shorts Film Festival 2024.

As Director: This Blighted Star (Underbelly/Belgrade Theatre/Omnibus Theatre,) Exit Strategy (Rehearsed Reading, Southwark Playhouse), Ray (Rehearsed Reading, Omnibus Theatre), Barton Turf (Well Close Productions).
As Associate Director: Flicker (Soho Theatre).
As Second Unit Director: Fortunes of War (Apple), Caught In The Net Season 2, American Monster Seasons 8 & 9, Married To Evil Season 2 (Arrow Media/Discovery)

Fleur Simpson

Producer

Fleur Simpson is a London-based creative producer currently studying at Mountview, after graduating from Queen Mary, University of London with a BA in English and Drama.

She trained as a Young Producer at the Almeida Theatre, and has worked with National Youth Theatre, Half Moon Young People’s Theatre, Theatre Peckham, Women’s Environmental Network, Royal Academy of Art, and Peopling the Palaces. Her producing focuses on establishing partnerships and widening participation in the arts.

Molly May Gorman

Writer

Molly May Gorman is a Salford-born writer and English Literature and Creative Writing graduate of Lancaster University. She is interested in literary historical fiction, particularly the intersection between history and queerness. As a disabled, working-class, and queer writer, Molly May is also passionate about improving representation both on stage and off, and would love to engage audiences from such backgrounds.

Eleanor Barclay (she/her)

Playing
Frances (Sobbin' Women - View Festival)

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Joseph Burdge (he/they)

Playing
Albert (Sobbin' Women - View Festival)

Edgar (Gifu - View Festival)

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Mia Capacci (she/her)

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Dorothy (Sobbin' Women - View Festival)

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Henry Sharples (he/him)

Playing
Stanley (Sobbin' Women - View Festival)

Loam (Yokels - VIEW Festival)

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