UPDATE: VANESSA REDGRAVE CANCELS TWICKENHAM DATE
Academy Award-winning actor, Dame Vanessa Redgrave, will be making a special appearance at Women of the World Foundation (WOW) along with Teddington’s Park Lane Stables founder Natalie O’Rourke MBE and WOW with founder, Jude Kelly, at The Exchange on Thursday 10 October, it was announced today.
The acclaimed actress will perform a special reading and share the stage with stylist and consultant Aja Barber and poet Caroline Bird.
The line-up includes nominated local community heroes Natalie O’Rourke MBE, founder of Park Lane Stables which supports children and adults with disabilities, and the Meet and Deep family, whose much loved newsagent created a community hub within their shop.
The event will be exploring topics from gender equity, money, sex, race, food, ageing with personal anecdotes.
Jill Lorimer, Head of Campaigns at WEP, Richmond who helps organise the monthly candlelit vigil at Twickenham Green, to commemorate Amelie Delagrange, will also appear.
Jude Kelly said: “I’m excited to be hitting the road with WOW and heading off on tour. Wherever WOW is in the world, the thing I enjoy most is meeting local heroines and unearthing stories of the incredible things people are doing in their communities.
“It’s WOW’s 15th anniversary in 2025, and although we are far from having a gender equal society, there is still a huge amount to celebrate. I’m looking forward to meeting the people that are making change happen in their local towns and cities, and joining with audiences as we celebrate together this autumn.”
Tickets ranged from £15 to £18 and more details are available here: The WOW Show with Jude Kelly – The Exchange, Twickenham (exchangetwickenham.co.uk)