She's Electric

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Vanessa Woolf is a professional storyteller - but back in the 1990s she did a very different job. For ten years she was the only woman working regularly as an electrician in the UK film industry. 

Shoulder to shoulder with male 'sparks' in tough conditions she powered up, she turned on, she lit some of Hollywood’s biggest stars... and when she was done, she went out in a blaze of darkness.

Peek behind the scenes of iconic movies, be inspired and illuminated.

Vanessa's tale is funny, unique, it's true... and it's got Alec Baldwin in it!

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Audience comments:

“EPIC resonances for working women, and community and creativity and women’s self perception across our lifespans…. And it was funny and fun and sad and questioning –everything as an audience you wish for.” - Jo Clayton 

"Thoroughly enjoyable and thought provoking. Really fascinating. Time flew by, what a great way to spend an evening." - Diana Redgrave

“so magnificent – we were so with you, through every hue of  emotion – we were laughing, whooping, crying, afraid…The show also had a kind of epic quality to it – at points like we were hearing about a character from mythology, as if your experiences spoke for many of us and told a story about many of us.” -Jumana Moon

“blown away with the story content.... I was so inspired and impressed by your journey, determination and resilience.” – Trish Chang 

Content warnings: Sexual threat, drug use, mild swearing.