Artwork by Studio Blue Creative
Fresh Ink: Hull Playwriting Festival 2024
No Woman Is An Island
Written by Rosie Race
No Woman Is An Island is a perversely funny, absurd and moving portrayal of a pregnant woman on the brink of insanity.
Driven to despair by the state of everything, Ophelia systematically dismantles the world around herself in search of a utopia where she and her baby can live in peace.
Join us in the marquee at Stage@TheDock for a rehearsed reading of an early version of this new play, by Hull-born writer Rosie Race.
- The Saturday 20 July sharing of No Woman Is An Island will be preceded by an excerpt from Middle Child’s 2025 play, written by Sid Sagar, lasting approximately 10 minutes. No Woman Is An Island will be presented immediately afterwards.
About Rosie Race
Originally from Hull, Rosie Race trained in choreography and visual performance at Dartington College of Arts, before graduating from RADA in 2018.
She is a freelance actor and writer and a core member of Quirk Theatre in Devon. She works as a movement director and is associate artist at Theatre Royal Plymouth, where her first full-length show Us Against The World opened in February 2024.
She is associate artist of Theatre Alibi and Documental Theatre and developed her second play Filthy Animal during her time on Soho Theatre Writers Lab, which was shortlisted for the Tony Craze award 2024.
Rosie is an associate lecturer in Acting and Physical Performance at the University of Plymouth.
Guidance
Age recommendation: 16+
Running time: 1 hour 30 minutes (1 hour 45 minutes total alongside a first look at Sid Sagar’s play on Sat 20 July)
Content notes: Themes of climate anxiety, references to suicide, abuse, death, traumatic birth, presence of a weapon. See content notes for Sid Sagar’s play for Sat 20 July.
Cast and Creative Team
Ophelia
Josie Morley
Mum
Rachel Dale
Dad
Matt Sutton
Tickets
Pay What You Decide (£3-10)
You will be taken to the website of Hull Truck Theatre, who are managing sales, to book your tickets.
Saturday 20 July
7.45pm (Presented with Van Man)
Sunday 21 July
3.00pm
For help booking tickets, please contact Hull Truck Theatre box office on 01482 323638 or boxoffice@hulltruck.co.uk.
Seating and Access
Unreserved Seating
Seating in the marquee at Stage@TheDock is unreserved, arranged in rows facing a raised stage, and we kindly ask people to fill from the front upon arriving. If you need to sit in a particular place, such as near the front for lip-reading, please add a note to the access requirements box when prompted at checkout.
Essential Companions
A free, no-questions-asked additional ticket is available for any disabled audience member who requires an essential companion. To book, please order 2x standard tickets, then apply the essential companion discount code on the Event Summary ‘Basket’ page. This will then convert 1x standard ticket to a free one.
BSL Users
The Saturday 20 July performance will be signed by interpreter Vicci Akroyd. Seating with the best view of Vicci will be reserved for BSL users, who can do so by checking the “BSL user” box at checkout.
Wheelchair Users
To reserve a wheelchair space, please book a standard ticket and add a note to the access requirements box at checkout.
