The Devil’s Doorbell

Event Details

Powerful dance-theatre, made and performed by Moving Memory’s core company of older dancers, The Devil’s Doorbell is a passionate response to the pervasive misogyny written through women’s lives, and gives voice to women of all ages to demand change.

  • 17/09/2024 - 29/10/2024
7 women in black slips with black jackets over their shoulders stare into the camera. They are stood in a line against a police line up background.
  • 7 women in black slip dresses face a wall with their arms reaching upwards, as if trying to climb up the wall.
  • Five women are on a stage. One woman is in the centre, seated, wearing a blue patterned dress, glasses, and a red bow. She is laughing. To her left, another woman with grey hair is seated, wearing a yellow and black patterned top. To the right, a woman in a colourful top is partially visible.
  • Three women stand on a stage. The woman in the center wears a black night slip and a dark scarf around her neck, with a frustrated expression. The woman on the left has short grey hair and wears a yellow and black patterned top with a black skirt, leaning against a white chair. The woman on the right has short white hair and wears a pink, orange, and white patterned top, standing near a wooden chair.
  • 6 women dressed in black night slips walk across a black stage.
  • Three women are seated on stage wearing formal men's suits. A blurry image is projected in the background.

Event Info

Drawing on the roles and personas ascribed to women throughout their lives, the show explores the absurdities and injustices conferred upon women’s bodies, serving up a surprising and provocative experience laced with laughter and the moving messiness of life.

Not afraid to delve deep, the unspeakable may be spoken.

The performance will include a curtain-raiser from local Groovin Well groups, taking our spirits to the sky, and showcasing the talent abounding in the local community.

‘a very powerful & exciting piece of theatre‘

‘It was like nothing else I have ever seen — thought-provoking, emotional, wonderful‘

Performed at:

  • Horsebridge Arts Centre, Whitstable (17 September 2024) 
  • Woodville Theatre, Gravesend (22 October 2024) 
  • Trinity Arts Centre, Tunbridge Wells (29 October 2024) 
  • Gulbenkian Arts Centre, Canterbury (7 November 2024)

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