{"id":5760,"date":"2020-05-07T18:15:57","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T18:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=5760"},"modified":"2020-05-07T18:18:29","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T18:18:29","slug":"k-w-p-archive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=5760","title":{"rendered":"K.W.P. – Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Beginnings – Archive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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An overview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Kate\u2019s first foray into writing came as a result of working at Bolton Castle<\/a><\/strong> in Wensleydale, where she wrote and produced a one-off ‘Ivanhoe<\/strong>‘ themed performance for the Great Houses & Gardens of Yorkshire<\/strong><\/a> group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the kind support of Lord and Lady Bolton Kate went on to research Mary Queen of Scots<\/strong> who had been imprisoned for 6 months at Bolton Castle after her flight from Scotland.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Marie Stuart – Fleur d’Ecosse performance.
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\u2018Marie Stuart \u2013 Fleur d\u2019Ecosse\u2019<\/strong> developed from a simple two hander, relying heavily on Mary\u2019s own writings, to a full promenade production that was successfully performed over the summer season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kate continued to work on the production adapting it for school groups<\/strong>, creating a French translation<\/strong> of the play for visiting cross Channel groups as well as working on a final version specifically for the castle’s Great Chamber.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This endeavour was rewarded with the official approval of the Marie Stuart Society<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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After Mary Queen of Scots<\/strong>, Kate\u2019s interest turned to Elizabeth Fry<\/strong>, the nineteenth century prison reformer.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once again she threw herself into extensive research, visiting Friends House London and Norwich PRO to read Elizabeth’s original journals.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018A Fiver\u2019s Worth of Courage\u2019<\/strong> also premiered at Bolton Castle<\/strong> as a promenade play, before being adapted for a London tour to a number of diverse venues including the Tristan Bates Theatre<\/a><\/strong>, Covent Garden, Westminster Meeting House<\/a><\/strong> and HMP Brixton<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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‘To Freedom’s Cause’ HMP Brixton: Elizabeth Fry & Harriet Skelton (Kate Willoughby & Alison Kent); Photo: David Pearson; 2005.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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An ongoing thread in Kate\u2019s work is music and singing.  <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

These key elements evoke the period portrayed and bring warmth and poignancy to her plays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Kate\u2019s most recent play is called \u2018To Freedom\u2019s Cause\u2019<\/a><\/strong> about the Suffragette Emily Wilding Davison<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The play focuses on the last few months of Emily\u2019s life before the 1913 Derby as well as the later effects her dramatic sacrifice had on her close friend Mary Leigh and the King\u2019s Jockey Herbert Jones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Suffragettes at Finghall Station: Katie Walker, Val Burgess, Kate Willoughby, Emma Hartley, Rachel Duck. Photo credit: Chris Wheatley.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Kate was thrilled with the audience feedback from the performances at Bolton Castle and the Friar’s Head, Akebar that took place in 2009.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ensemble cast created a strong production that intertwined drama with comedy.  Special thanks go to Colin and Joyce Ellwood of the Friar’s Head<\/a><\/strong> as well as Tom and Katie Orde Powlett of Bolton Castle<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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House Of Commons event: performance of ‘To Freedom’s Cause’ and post-show debate with with Chi Onwurah MP, Dr Helen Pankhurst, Yas Necati & Emma Barnett. Chaired by Jane Garvey (BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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In February 2014, the play followed in Emily\u2019s footsteps with a special performance<\/a><\/strong> at the House of Commons<\/strong>, sponsored by Emily Thornberry MP<\/a>. <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event was also the catalyst for #Emilymatters<\/a><\/strong>, an initiative to help support the great work carried out by fourth wave feminist campaigns for gender equality, including No More Page 3<\/strong>, CARE International<\/strong><\/a> and Go Girls Wales<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n

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