Alice Cliff Scatcherd
Corseted
We were awarded a Grants For The Arts grant by the Arts Council and by Leeds Inspired to research and develop a one act show inspired by historical Morley figure Alice Cliff Scatcherd. The project was originally called Alice In Bloomers and was researched with the help of the Morley community and local academics including…
Like seeing a play with its clothes off
Saturday saw a successful first script-in-hand reading of Corseted at Morley Library where we were lucky enough to have a full room and an engaged audience. It was fantastic to see so many local people there who had contributed to developing the script and the Alice In Bloomers team had a great time. The…
Almost All About Alice
Last Tuesday was all about Alice. The drop in was due to start at 10 am but Peter from the Morley History Society – based in Morley market – arrived about 9.15. He presented me with a pencil in a sealed plastic bag. Looking closely at the inscription, I realised what it was. In 1900, during…
Her Story Coming To Life
Last week I wrote a guest blog for the Leeds Inspired website about what we uncovered at the Alice In Bloomers research day that was held in Morley Library with Morley Community Archives. Do visit the blog to share our findings and, if you’re interested, come along to the discussion drop in or writing workshop which…