“I raise up my voice – not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard”
– Malala Yousafzai

“For most of history, Anonymous was a woman”
– Virginia Woolf

“There must be more equality established in society, or morality will never gain ground”
– Mary Wollstonecraft

“A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman”
– Melinda Gates

“People always say that I didn’t give up my seat because I was tired … I was no more tired than I was at the end of a working day … the only tired I was, was tired of giving in”
– Rosa Parks

“Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women”
— Maya Angelou

“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will”
– Charlotte Bronte [in Jane Eyre]

“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair”
– Shirley Chisholm, first black woman member of US Congress

“When girls are educated, their countries become stronger and more prosperous”
– Michelle Obama

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent”
– Eleanor Roosevelt

“If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman”
– Margaret Thatcher

“We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back”
— Malala Yousafzai

International Women’s Day, 8th March

Musical memories of Hollywood

WEST End stars Lisa Pulman and Joe Stilgoe bring movie musical magic to Bath Theatre Royal’s Ustinov Studio from 23rd to 25th March.

The two versatile and popular performers have put together a delightful mix of some of the best-loved songs of our movie-musical lives– from The Wizard of Oz to Wicked, West Side Story to La La Land.

Starting almost a century ago with The Jazz Singer in 1927, this joyful celebration pays tribute to the Hollywood musicals that have captured hearts for a hundred years.

So bring your popcorn, sit back, and let Pulman and Stilgoe transport you through the golden age and modern classics of movie musicals in a feel-good night of music – just what you need to treat yourself!

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Musical memories of Hollywood