Scary Little Girls

Riot Showgrrrls Club - Newquay
2024-05-26 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Newquay Orchard, Yeoman Way, Newquay, TR7 2SL, United Kingdom
‘The mixture of comedy, songs and some hard-hitting facts made for an electric evening, and then the space for chats and tunes after was just what I needed, thank you so much for this transformative event – viva la vulva!’ – Audience Member at The Riot Showgrrrls Club, 2022
The Riot Showgrrrls Club is a cabaret show and participatory craftivism event using humour, songs and storytelling to entertain and encourage conversation about how much better than porn actual sex is.
Imagine a club where you are greeted with sparkling wine, a suggestive cake and the feminist hand-stamp of your choosing…
In this club you are part of a show that combines Patriarchy Bingo, PowerPoint and madrigals about the vulva in a fast-paced, feel-good (mostly) feminist fling about great sex in an age of terrible porn.
The Riot Showgrrrls Club is run by your hosts, glamorous comediennes and singers who have the truth-telling powers of Cassandra, the political punch of Gloria Steinem and the high quality daftness of Melissa McCarthy (in her great films like the Heat and Spy, not those rubbish ones her husband directs).
How does such a night end? Well, after the show you stay on in the club to listen to the women-only DJ set, make your own club membership card with our Radical Craftivist, have some more drinks and get your conversation on – ‘cos in our revolution we’ll find sisterhood and there will be dancing!
Originally commissioned for the Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh in 2008, when lad mags were in their heyday, cabaret meant tit tassels and female stripping and porn was being mainstreamed right into our cultural veins, Scary Little Girls bravely took a pro-sex anti-porn show to Edinburgh.
Book your tickets here and check out the other show dates in our blog here!

Riot Showgrrrls Club - Penryn
2024-05-29 19:30 - 22:00 | Fish Factory Art Space, The Sail Loft (Ground Floor), Commercial Road, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 8AG, United Kingdom

Riot Showgrrrls Club - Helston
2024-05-30 19:30 - 22:00 | Helston Old Cemetery, A394, Helston, TR13 8JA, United Kingdom

Riot Showgrrrls Club - Liskeard
2024-05-31 19:00 - 21:30 | Sterts, Sterts Theatre, Upton Cross, Liskeard, PL14 5AZ
***PLEASE NOTE VENUE CHANGE – this will now be held at STERTS not The Liskerett Centre. All original tickets are still valid.***
‘The mixture of comedy, songs and some hard-hitting facts made for an electric evening, and then the space for chats and tunes after was just what I needed, thank you so much for this transformative event – viva la vulva!’ – Audience Member at The Riot Showgrrrls Club, 2022
The Riot Showgrrrls Club is a cabaret show and participatory craftivism event using humour, songs and storytelling to entertain and encourage conversation about how much better than porn actual sex is.
Imagine a club where you are greeted with sparkling wine, a suggestive cake and the feminist hand-stamp of your choosing…
In this club you are part of a show that combines Patriarchy Bingo, PowerPoint and madrigals about the vulva in a fast-paced, feel-good (mostly) feminist fling about great sex in an age of terrible porn.
The Riot Showgrrrls Club is run by your hosts, glamorous comediennes and singers who have the truth-telling powers of Cassandra, the political punch of Gloria Steinem and the high quality daftness of Melissa McCarthy (in her great films like the Heat and Spy, not those rubbish ones her husband directs).
How does such a night end? Well, after the show you stay on in the club to listen to the women-only DJ set, make your own club membership card with our Radical Craftivist, have some more drinks and get your conversation on – ‘cos in our revolution we’ll find sisterhood and there will be dancing!
Originally commissioned for the Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh in 2008, when lad mags were in their heyday, cabaret meant tit tassels and female stripping and porn was being mainstreamed right into our cultural veins, Scary Little Girls bravely took a pro-sex anti-porn show to Edinburgh.
Book your tickets here and check out the other show dates in our blog here!
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event will now be held at Sterts, rather than the Liskerrett Centre. All original tickets are still valid. This is through no fault of the original venue and we look forward to holding future shows there.

It's Your Round - Redruth
2024-06-05 19:30 - 21:00 | Civic Centre, Alma Place, Redruth, TR15 2DA, United Kingdom
A PUB QUIZ WITH A CABARET TWIST!
Originally commissioned by Creative Arts East and Cornerstone, Didcot, this show brings you the best of modern cabaret comedy and a traditional pub quiz. Join Quiz Mistress and Pub Landlady PAT PINCH as she takes over your local with live music, prizes, audience participation and, of course, a few drinks!
Test your team with rounds such as:
– How local are you? So down with your town you can almost taste it…?
– Jumping Juke Box! Movie and music rounds – with a difference.
– Plus general knowledge, photo and bonus rounds!
Whether you’re a liver-bashing barfly or a strict abstainer, a quiz mastermind or an absolute beginner, PAT is waiting to treat you to six of the best pub quiz rounds EVER!
Scary Little Girls specialise in presenting intelligent entertainment in a totally accessible format – expect our unique take on the picture and music rounds and enjoy the literature, movie & general knowledge rounds coming to life in a way never before seen in a pub quiz!
‘Fast and funny…cleverly written, with strong performances from the two-woman-cast throughout…comical beyond belief and sprinkled with hilarious musical interludes.‘ Oxford Times
“Scary Little Girls… stars of rural touring!” Lyn Gardner, The Guardian
Grab your tickets here!

It's Your Round - Bude
2024-06-07 19:30 - 21:00 | The Wharf, Unit 1, Lower The Wharf, Bude, EX23 8LG, United Kingdom

Artist Support Surgery with Artistic Director Rebecca Mordan
2024-07-11 | Hall for Cornwall
Book time to talk to our own Artistic Director Rebecca Mordan on the 11th July at Hall for Cornwall
Got a creative query? Based in Cornwall? Book in now to get support and advice from the best – our own Becca!
Rebecca has worked as an actor in film, theatre and television, and founded award-winning production hub Scary Little Girls, to create roles and opportunities for women and populate stories with diverse female characters.
Rebecca has written, directed, produced and performed while working with a wide range of partners including the BFI, Glastonbury Festival and Hall for Cornwall. She recently co-wrote and presented The Greenham Effect for the BBC’s Archive on Four, drawing on the 200 plus testimonials she helped gather from Greenham Women as part of the Greenham Women Everywhere project she co-foundered. Out of the Darkness the title of her first book publication in 2021, based on the Greenham interviews.
Rebecca is a founding member of KerPow, Cornish female artists tackling sex and gender discrimination and has been a campaigner against male violence for over 25 years. Thanks to this she is often a ‘rent-a-feminist’ guest for BBC Radio, including You and Yours, 5 Live, Women’s Hour, and Sky News.
Book in for a support surgery now to answer any creative queries

Cornish Stories - Creative Workshop
2024-08-10 12:00 - 14:00 | The Ladder, Redruth Former Library Cic, ClintonRd,, Redruth, TR4 7PH, United Kingdom
Join us to discover stories collected from across the county and create your own creative response to add to our collection.
We’ve been collecting stories through our Chatty Cakey Tea events and you can discover all about the lives of the people who live in local communities through their own words. Listen to our collected stories and create your own images using collage and print to illustrate some of these incredible tales.
Or simply join us to find out more about The Living Room and add your own story of Cornwall to our archive.
Cornish Stories is a SPF funded project which seeks to capture local myths, legends and personal stories through the voices of the people who live here. Look out for The Living Room coming soon in autumn 2024 – a magical story-exploring caravan coming to a community near you! You’ll also be able to listen to stories from across the county in our Digital Living Room and full length interviews will be stored with Kresen Kernow.

Duffy Beats the Devil
2024-09-25 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-09-26 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-09-28 15:00 - 17:00, 2024-09-28 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-10-01 15:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-01 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-10-02 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-10-05 15:00 - 17:00 and 1 more date | The Minack Theatre, The Minack Theatre, Porthcurno, Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 6JU, United Kingdom
This autumn, we will be performing our all-singing, all-dancing, thigh-slappingly funny show based on a classic Cornish tale, back by popular demand after its previous sold out run!
Prepare to be transported to a colourful Penzance from days of yore with Duffy and her friends! This show is based on the Cornish version of Rumpelstiltskin and features a dazzling cast of local and national talent including Johanne Murdock (His Dark Materials, Emmerdale) and Kate Rawson (Hall for Cornwall, Radio 4). Celebrate Penwith folklore with Cherry of Zennor, witch Maggie Figgie (and her piggy!) and of course working-class hero Duffy – can she and her pals triumph over the very Devil?
Cornish cheer, fun for the whole family, an original score by Cornish composer and fan favourite TJ Holmes (Hall for Cornwall, Kneehigh) and stunning design and puppets by Jude Munden (Miracle, English Touring Opera) combine in this hilarious production in the perfect setting of the magical Minack Theatre.
Get your tickets here!

Duffy Beats the Devil
2024-09-26 15:00 - 17:00 | The Minack Theatre, The Minack Theatre, Porthcurno, Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 6JU, United Kingdom
This autumn, we will be performing our all-singing, all-dancing, thigh-slappingly funny show based on a classic Cornish tale, back by popular demand after its previous sold out run!
Prepare to be transported to a colourful Penzance from days of yore with Duffy and her friends! This show is based on the Cornish version of Rumpelstiltskin and features a dazzling cast of local and national talent including Johanne Murdock (His Dark Materials, Emmerdale) and Kate Rawson (Hall for Cornwall, Radio 4). Celebrate Penwith folklore with Cherry of Zennor, witch Maggie Figgie (and her piggy!) and of course working-class hero Duffy – can she and her pals triumph over the very Devil?
Cornish cheer, fun for the whole family, an original score by Cornish composer and fan favourite TJ Holmes (Hall for Cornwall, Kneehigh) and stunning design and puppets by Jude Munden (Miracle, English Touring Opera) combine in this hilarious production in the perfect setting of the magical Minack Theatre.
Get your tickets here!
We are delighted to offer a touch tour for visually impaired audience members before this show at 2pm – more info here!

Queenagers - Liskeard
2024-10-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Liskeard Library, Barras Street, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 6AB, United Kingdom
***SOLD OUT***
Menopausal mysteries leaked onto a stage near you!
“This show is an absolute light in the dark – when can I see it again?!” You demanded, we listened and Queenagers is back for these extra 2024 dates only! Book now and beat the waiting lists for the show that 97% of previous audiences gave 5 out of 5 stars.
All hail the queen of cabaret events – a show comprising stand up, music, monologues and crafting that focuses on the funny side of the menopause and the uplifting freedom and positivity it can bring.
Come along and laugh until the tears run down your legs – and feel reassured that it isn’t just you! Host, peri-menopausal glamour-puss Bunny Morethan aka Rebecca Mordan (Glastonbury Festival compère, Sky News ‘rent-a-feminist’ and BBC Writers Room) is here to learn all she can about what’s coming down the female line.
In a perfect antidote to the doom and gloom surrounding the menopause, Bunny will lead audiences on a be-sequined exploration of menopause and midlife. And following a sold out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the outrageous stand up of Jennifer Kennedy – award-winning author of Martha Gets the Menopause, Galloping Catastrophe: Musings of a Menopausal Woman and the hugely successful blog Is It Just Me? – brings you Menopausal Monologues.
This is a collection of personal monologues breaking the silence around the menopause and giving voice to a variety of women’s (and some of their significant others’) real experiences.
Enjoy these two acts held together with music and song exploring and celebrating middle aged women, – or Queenagers!
“So much laughter, a joyful evening that felt like an awesome sisterhood.”Join us before the show for cakes and cocktails with our women-only playlist and some radical crafting!
SOLD OUT – contact venue for returns!

Live Arts Strategy Drop-in Session
2024-10-25 15:00 - 16:30 | The Cornerstone, St Ives Library and Visitor Information, St Ives, United Kingdom
Do you work in live or performing arts in Cornwall? Join Rebecca Mordan, our artistic director, and Helen Tiplady, deputy creative director at Hall for Cornwall, for a drop-in session on the Live Arts Strategy!
Becca and Helen are talking with artists in Cornwall, gathering your feedback to go towards wider thinking and planning work by Cornwall Council. It’s a great opportunity to make sure your voice is heard, both by local and national government, so do drop in.

Queenagers - St Ives
2024-10-25 19:30 - 21:30 | St Ives Library, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 2LX, United Kingdom

Queenagers - Helston
2024-10-26 19:30 - 21:30 | Helston Old Cemetery, A394, Helston, TR13 8JA, United Kingdom
Menopausal mysteries leaked onto a stage near you!
“This show is an absolute light in the dark – when can I see it again?!” You demanded, we listened and Queenagers is back for these extra 2024 dates only! Book now and beat the waiting lists for the show that 97% of previous audiences gave 5 out of 5 stars.
All hail the queen of cabaret events – a show comprising stand up, music, monologues and crafting that focuses on the funny side of the menopause and the uplifting freedom and positivity it can bring.
Come along and laugh until the tears run down your legs – and feel reassured that it isn’t just you! Host, peri-menopausal glamour-puss Bunny Morethan aka Rebecca Mordan (Glastonbury Festival compère, Sky News ‘rent-a-feminist’ and BBC Writers Room) is here to learn all she can about what’s coming down the female line.
In a perfect antidote to the doom and gloom surrounding the menopause, Bunny will lead audiences on a be-sequined exploration of menopause and midlife. And following a sold out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the outrageous stand up of Jennifer Kennedy – award-winning author of Martha Gets the Menopause, Galloping Catastrophe: Musings of a Menopausal Woman and the hugely successful blog Is It Just Me? – brings you Menopausal Monologues.
This is a collection of personal monologues breaking the silence around the menopause and giving voice to a variety of women’s (and some of their significant others’) real experiences.
Enjoy these two acts held together with music and song exploring and celebrating middle aged women, – or Queenagers!
“So much laughter, a joyful evening that felt like an awesome sisterhood.”Join us before the show for cakes and cocktails with our women-only playlist and some radical crafting!
Book your tickets here!

Live Arts Strategy Drop-in Session
2024-10-28 15:00 - 16:30 | Hall for Cornwall

Queenagers - Truro
2024-10-28 19:30 - 21:30 | Hall for Cornwall
Menopausal mysteries leaked onto a stage near you!
“This show is an absolute light in the dark – when can I see it again?!” You demanded, we listened and Queenagers is back for these extra 2024 dates only! Book now and beat the waiting lists for the show that 97% of previous audiences gave 5 out of 5 stars.
All hail the queen of cabaret events – a show comprising stand up, music, monologues and crafting that focuses on the funny side of the menopause and the uplifting freedom and positivity it can bring.
Come along and laugh until the tears run down your legs – and feel reassured that it isn’t just you! Host, peri-menopausal glamour-puss Bunny Morethan aka Rebecca Mordan (Glastonbury Festival compère, Sky News ‘rent-a-feminist’ and BBC Writers Room) is here to learn all she can about what’s coming down the female line.
In a perfect antidote to the doom and gloom surrounding the menopause, Bunny will lead audiences on a be-sequined exploration of menopause and midlife. And following a sold out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the outrageous stand up of Jennifer Kennedy – award-winning author of Martha Gets the Menopause, Galloping Catastrophe: Musings of a Menopausal Woman and the hugely successful blog Is It Just Me? – brings you Menopausal Monologues.
This is a collection of personal monologues breaking the silence around the menopause and giving voice to a variety of women’s (and some of their significant others’) real experiences.
Enjoy these two acts held together with music and song exploring and celebrating middle aged women, – or Queenagers!
“So much laughter, a joyful evening that felt like an awesome sisterhood.”Join us before the show for cakes and cocktails with our women-only playlist and some radical crafting!
Grab your tickets here!

Queenagers - Falmouth
2024-10-29 19:30 - 21:30 | The Cornish Bank, 34 Church St, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 3EF, United Kingdom

Queenagers - Plymouth
2024-10-30 19:30 - 21:30 | Real Ideas, Market Hall, Plymouth, PL1 4PS, United Kingdom

It's Your Round!
2024-11-02 18:30 - 21:30 | Barnstaple Library, Barnstaple Library, Tuly Street, Barnstaple, EX31 1EL, United Kingdom
Prepare yourselves for a uniquely hilarious evening at Barnstaple Library with the ‘stars of rural touring shows’!
Join quiz Mistress and pub landlady Pat Pinch as she takes over Barnstaple Library with live music, prizes, audience participation and of course a few drinks. Test your team with rounds such as:

How local are you? So down with your town you can almost taste it…?
Jumping Juke Box!
Movie and music rounds – with a difference.
Plus general knowledge, photo and bonus rounds!

Whether you’re a liver-bashing barfly, or a strict abstainer, a quiz mastermind, or an absolute beginner, Pat is waiting to treat you to six of the best pub quiz rounds ever!
‘Fast and funny… cleverly written, with strong performances… comical beyond belief and sprinkled with hilarious musical interludes.’ Oxford Times
Booking essential as places are limited.
Bring your own bottle! Tea & coffee & raffle tickets available.
Over 16’s only.
Book here!

Fire: A Princess’ Guide to Burning Issues
2024-11-18 - 2024-11-29 | Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire & Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
What does the daughter of the last Maharaja of the Punjab have in common with young people today? This November, we’re stepping into schools in Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire and bringing the life of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh alive in our interactive show.
Meet characters from her life, from exiled royal family to passionate suffragettes. This play will start conversations about topics from political reform to complex relationships. Some themes are universal, whether you are a princess or a post-pandemic school student.
Learning objectives
Students will:

Explore personal stories in the fight for gender equality and reflect on how they can become advocates for equality today.
Learn about the lives of people of diverse heritage in 19th Century Britain.
Explore ideas and issues in an analytical, reflective and personal way.

National Curriculum links
This session supports:

Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to the present day.
Understanding historical concepts such as continuity and change, cause and consequence, similarity, difference and significance, and using them to make connections, draw contrasts, analyse trends and frame historically-valid questions.
Understanding how people’s lives have shaped this nation and how Britain has influences and been influenced by the wider world.
World building to develop a rich knowledge of past places and societies.
Participating in discussions, summarising and/or building on what has been said.

Would your students be interested in this show? Bookings for Norfolk will be opening in December for July 2025!

Karavan An Chi Drolla - VENUE CHANGED to Falmouth Moor
2024-11-22 11:00 - 16:00 | Falmouth Moor, The Moor Piazza, Falmouth, TR11 3QA, United Kingdom
PLEASE NOTE – DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES WE HAVE MADE A LAST MINUTE VENUE CHANGE FROM SALTASH TO FALMOUTH MOOR
This winter, uncover a treasure trove of stories gathered from across Cornwall.
Step out of the cold and inside ‘Karavan an Chi Drolla’, ‘The House of Stories’ to discover moments of magic and secrets never told but not forgotten. What objects intrigue you? What unexpected moments can you find? What surprises lie behind cupboard doors?
In autumn 2023 and spring 2024, Scary Little Girls travelled across Cornwall from Ruan Minor to Saltash and Penzance to Padstow, inviting people to share their stories—from everyday moments and funny incidents to childhood memories, myths, and legends—at a series of Chatty Cakey Tea events. Now, ‘Karavan An Chi Drolla’ invites you to hear these stories, told by Cornish voices, and reflect on what it means to be Cornish.
We invite you to delve into this magical Karavan, stay for a moment or a while, and find a story that tickles you, makes you wonder or leaves you wanting more.
The full archive of collected stories will be preserved in Kresen Kernow from 2025.

The Mayven
2024-11-23 19:00 - 20:30 | The Bread & Roses Theatre, 68 Clapham Manor St, London, London, SW4 6DZ, United Kingdom
After multiple sell-out seasons in Cornwall, the Mayven Festival hits London with a new regular event in association with Olive Gold, Emer O Connor Storyteller and Echo Chamber.
For our inaugural night, we will gather like witches around the flames of feminist festivity as winter draws near. Using songs and storytelling, we will create an evening exploring women’s experiences ranging from the sinister to the sensual, the divine to the downright daft.
Rebecca Mordan, Artistic Director said: “We’ve all had such a brilliant time making and sharing work together for multiple sell-out shows in Cornwall, and given that some of us live in London, it felt like a natural next step to grow this community here and celebrate each other.”
Radhika Aggarwal, founder of Echo Chamber, added: “It truly feels like we are creating something new together – something that holds the spirit and ethos of the original Mayven festivals, and also bringing our own injection of energy and values. The London event will be a continuation of the brilliant work started in Cornwall.”
Our aim is to host a quarterly Mayven event, keeping the theme seasonal, moving around London to connect with a wide variety of creative communities. We invite you to laugh and imbibe with us, and create a sisterly solstice where all kind souls are welcome. At this inaugural event, co-hosts Becca and Radhika will be joined by previous Mayven performers and emerging artists from Central Drama School and the Central St Martin fashion school including…
Max Turner and Funny Women finalist Suse Steed! Having returned from Edinburgh Comedy Festival with her solo show, Suse is soon to feature in the Netflix Documentary “The Spiders Web”.
Salma the Poet has been writing since she was 12. Her poems are based on life experience and she particularly loves sharing pieces focused on female empowerment. She has performed at Frieze Art Fair, Wilderness Festival, amongst many others and enjoys writing for the Poetry Takeaway.
Radhika Aggarwal has loved producing this event and working on the last couple of Mayvens in Cornwall, performing to sell-out audiences in theatres, eco-parks and gardens. Championing female led storytelling and making space for her fellow creatives and encouraging bold ideas is what she is all about! More @echochamberaudio too.
Alice Robinson/Olive Gold has been writing melodies since learning to hum. Her themes are myth, memory and matters of the heart, all with a strong core of feminism and joy. Her voice has been described as ‘like a cup of tea’, which she takes as the highest of the compliments.
Follow Emer on Twitter/X @EmerOConnorActs
A percentage of sales will be donated to the Palestinian Circus School.
A limited number of Pay What You Can tickets will be available on the door (suggested price £10)
Running Time: 90 minutes including a 15min interval
Content warnings: adult themes and strong language
Book your tickets here to join us in this legendary venue for a night of sisterhood, solidarity and downright silliness!

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