To Freedom's Cause
Kate Willoughby’s dramatic new play, TO FREEDOM'S CAUSE, about Emily Wilding Davison, the Suffragette who rushed out to stop King George V’s horse at the 1913 Derby was recently featured in the Darlington & Stockton Times and BBC One.
Following the success of the performances at two very different venues (Bolton Castle & the Friar's Head, Akebar), Kate will be fine tuning the script with the aim of producing the play again in the future.
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Kate’s inspiration to write a play about the iconic Suffragette was the discovery of a profoundly moving letter that Emily’s mother wrote to her daughter who lay gravely ill at Epsom hospital.
TO FREEDOM'S CAUSE encompasses singing, marching and audience interaction as it sheds light on the remarkable life of militant Suffragette, who put her life on the line for the Cause.
At a time when voting apathy is commonplace, TO FREEDOM'S CAUSE provides a timely reminder of the sacrifices made by an earlier generation, so that we can live in a modern democracy.
However, the Cause forms only part of the patchwork of the play. The plot revolves around Emily’s final months before the Derby and does not shy away from the brutality and desperation of her situation. Drama intertwines with comedy as some of the larger than life characters from the Women’s Social & Political Union are realised.
Over the years there has been a great deal of speculation about Emily’s motivation for stopping Anmer, the King’s horse: Was it suicide? Was it naïve? Or was it just an accident? TO FREEDOM'S CAUSE offers some insight into the exact truth of the situation.
All TO FREEDOM'S CAUSE cast photographs displayed on this website were taken by Chris Wheatley.
