Cornwall Woman

Cool Cornish women and their love affair with Cornwall.

Sarah Connors – playwright 10/16/2023

Sarah Connors – playwright Within a year of giving up a successful career in education to pursue a lifelong ambition to be a playwright, was being nominated for prestigious national playwriting awards. Next year, three of her plays will be staged and big name theatres are taking a keen interest in producing her work. For this episode, recorded between rehearsals at The Minack Theatre, Sarah talks about the key advice she put into practice to help her tackle imposter syndrome and she talks candidly about the painful years trying for a baby – an experience which has fed into her powerful production Tre in which Mary Woodvine plays a childless woman. Click hear to book for . /episode/index/show/cornwallwoman/id/28320200

Ella Walsworth-Bell - poet 07/19/2023

Ella Walsworth-Bell - poet Ella was 40 when she decided to start writing poetry. Since then she's created the Mor Poets collective, published Morvoren, the poetry of sea swimming, and organised workshops and poetry evenings across Cornwall. When she was a little girl, a dramatic storm brought her family to Cornwall. Her own family now live on a boat during the summer and the sea is a strong current through her writing. Join us down on the shoreline to find out what’s in store this summer for Ella. Find out more about the collective here. /episode/index/show/cornwallwoman/id/27485847

Sue Hill – theatre maker and visual artist 01/26/2023

Sue Hill – theatre maker and visual artist Epic outdoor productions, unique open-air sculpture and mesmerising performances across Cornwall and the world – Sue Hill can do it all. She’s worked with Kneehigh, Wildworks, the Minack, the Eden Project to name just a few, flying the flag for Cornwall, her home county. Produced and presented by Karen Pirie Music by Alisdair Stirling /episode/index/show/cornwallwoman/id/25725783

Scary Little Girls 01/16/2023

Scary Little Girls It’s 20 years since the feminist production hub launched itself onto the world. Since then they have staged countless performances, ushered new female voices into the limelight and brought classic works screaming into the 21st century. Hear from the women who are making it happen. Find out what a Mayven is – are you one? And hear from other key women in Cornwall’s cultural scene. Produced and Presented by Karen Pirie for Western Sounds. Music by Alisdair Stirling /episode/index/show/cornwallwoman/id/25597749

Mary Woodvine – actor 01/02/2023

Mary Woodvine – actor International focus is on Mary as she takes the lead in Mark Jenkin’s highly anticipated follow-up to Bait – Enys Men. She’s appeared in countless theatre productions across Cornwall and was a core member of Kneehigh Theatre in the 90s. And she’s been seen on our small screens in everything from Eastenders to Poldark. Mary talks about the challenge of taking on the intense role, the responsibility of being a leading lady in her 50s, the nightmare of her first day on EastEnders and scooping the naughtiest line of the series in Poldark. /episode/index/show/cornwallwoman/id/25432890

Trail Series Three 12/28/2022

Trail Series Three A celebration of Cornwall's leading ladies in the performing arts. /episode/index/show/cornwallwoman/id/25419972

Cora Stocker - Skateboarder 09/22/2020

Cora Stocker - Skateboarder When Cora first started skateboarding there were hardly any female role models - so Cora helped launch one of the first ever events for female skateboarders. Since then she's taught scores of girls and women how to skate. /episode/index/show/cornwallwoman/id/16007570

Yasmine Fosu - activist 09/15/2020

Yasmine Fosu - activist Yasmine is a world class fencer, one of the leaders of Truro's Black Lives Matter protests and she has helped feed many of Falmouth's homeless people. She's currently studying international politics at Exeter University's Penryn campus. /episode/index/show/cornwallwoman/id/15905057

Rebecca Mordan theatre maker 09/08/2020

Rebecca Mordan theatre maker Rebecca runs her proudly feminist theatre company which aims to level the playing field for women in theatre, champion the lost women of history and make women in the audience leave feeling great about themselves. She's also spearheading a national project to celebrate and archive testimony from the fearless women of Greenham Common peace camp. And she and talks about her own experiences there as a campaigning five-year-old! /episode/index/show/cornwallwoman/id/15869255

Trail Series Two 08/07/2020

Trail Series Two More cool Cornish woman on living life their way in Cornwall. /episode/index/show/cornwallwoman/id/15527390

Cornwall's Beach Guardian 12/08/2018

Cornwall's Beach Guardian Emily Stevenson wore a dress made of crisp packets to her graduation ceremony to highlight beach litter. It's her mission to keep Cornwall's beaches plastic free. David Attenborough is a fan. Emily talks about the wellbeing benefits of being in the open air and how beach cleaning helps her put the trauma of childhood bullying behind her. /episode/index/show/cornwallwoman/id/15853403

Alone but not lonely 11/25/2018

Alone but not lonely As a single woman, research suggests that writer Jane Pugh should be miserable and expect a curtailed lifespan. But the richness of her creative life in Cornwall, and the enjoyment she shares with friends and family makes her happier than many married people. She talks about sea swimming in winter, how to write convincingly, and why she quit her job in TV drama. And she reads from her acclaimed short story "Life Girl" which is by turns laugh out loud funny, and piercingly poignant. /episode/index/show/cornwallwoman/id/15853406

The Seaweed Forager 11/09/2018

The Seaweed Forager Rachel Lambert has been teaching foraging on the coast paths and beaches of Cornwall for more than 10 years. Rachel shares her knowledge of the unfamiliar but delicious tastes, nutritional value and ecological importance of seaweed. She talks about how foraging keeps her in touch with nature and the seasons and how, in today's busy world, it helps her think about the way she uses time. Join us on a bright and blustery autumn day on a stony beach near Falmouth. /episode/index/show/cornwallwoman/id/15853409

The Witches of St Buryan 10/27/2018

The Witches of St Buryan A Hallowe'en special with village wise women Cassandra and Laetitia. Cassandra was Britain's first ever tax-paying witch! They talk about magic spells, historic witchhunts and their black cat, a keen hunter of ingredients for their cabinet of curiosities. /episode/index/show/cornwallwoman/id/15853415

Cornwall Woman Trailer 10/15/2018

Cornwall Woman Trailer A taster of the new podcast about cool Cornish women and their love affair with Cornwall. /episode/index/show/cornwallwoman/id/15853418

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