He Said She Said They Said is an exciting film and theatre project exploring genderin modern Herefordshire. Six monologues have been written by six local writers, allwith different identities and sexual orientations, based on their stories about living and growing up in a small rural place.
“You can pay good money to see a show like this in London and not see anything like the quality of this one.” Audience Member Meet the middle-aged actor struggling with his role in an entirely unglamorous advert, hear how a grandmother grapple’s with her granddaughter’s life-choices and
be transported back to Elizabethan England, were the boundaries between male and female were not always so clear cut…
He Said She Said They Said’s pilot performances premiered in March 2024 with a strictly limited run of two performances. The audience shared the actors stories and debate with your friends, all while enjoying drinks from the bar downstairs…
“Very powerful, emotive and exceptional. It’s so lovely to witness some of the incredible queer talent here in Herefordshire.” Audience Member
The performances were also filmed and are available online to watch for free.
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The plays were produced and directed by Ant Stones.
Stage design was by Ruby Brown.
The Handkerchief Tree
Written by Estelle van Warmelo
Performed by Judith Eveson
Marge, a traditional family matriarch, struggles with her grandaughter’s life choices
and the loss of her husband, her guiding light...
Great Savings
Written and performed by Ed Payne
On set and in costume for a tedious advert, Will explores how being camp has
influenced his life and led him to be dressed in straight men’s clothes.
Full Words To An Empty Room
Written by Ari Bromage
Performed by Isabella Riley Thomas
Lila, a young and politically charged trans woman, battles her way through society
and is forced to find her identity all over again.
A Perfect Storm
Written by Margaret Adkins
Performed by Kate Pothecary
Vicky has always considered herself a normal, steady person, but has recently been
taken over by a range of hormones and big ideas. She blames ‘The Change’.
A Roaring Boy
Written by Jack Hughes
Performed by Sev Angai
Robert, a boy actor in Shakespeare’s company, navigates the streets of Elizabethan
England and transforms from an innocent victim to a self-assured man about town.
A Place Called Home
Written by Katherine White
Performed by Kathryn Lincoln
Cassie has found a new expressive life with her chosen, queer family. Now she must
leave the city’s colour and return to the black and white world of her biological family.