From celebrating the Suffragettes to Welsh indie music to riotous comedy, here’s everything going on in Wales directly linked to – or themed around – International Women’s Day (March 8) in 2023, throughout March and April. All of these are also previewed in our March issue, which you can read online here.

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Commemorating the suffragettes, this exhibition closely tied to International Women’s Day features embroidered handkerchiefs representing the struggles of women at the forefront of change decades ago. 

Ruthin Craft Centre, until Sun 16 Apr.

Admission: FREE. Info: here

IWD AT RWCMD

The Royal Welsh College Wind Orchestra celebrate music composed by women, both historical and living, in an International Women’s Day programme that grapples with the fragility of life and encompasses sounds of both cityscapes and the natural world.

Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff, Wed 8 Mar.

Tickets: from £7. Info: here

MARY ANNING ROCKS

An online talk from the National Museum will explore the life and work of Mary Anning, a paleontologist who, despite gender and financial inequality, made famous discoveries and became highly knowledgeable about fossils. 

Online, Wed 8 Mar.

Tickets: pay what you can. Info: here

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DISASTER

A comedy-drama one-woman show starring Susie Corcoran that tells an honestly brutal but laugh-out-loud account of the more unexpected aspects of motherhood.

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, Wed 8 Mar.

Tickets: £16. Info: here

RONA MAC

For International Women’s Day, Pontardawe Arts Centre present a concert with alt-indie singer-songwriter Rona Mac with support from The Cue and Laila Woodward, both artists from Pontardawe’s youth music project. 

Pontardawe Arts Centre, Wed 8 Mar.

Tickets: £7. Info: here

CELEBRATING GWENT’S AMAZING WOMEN

To mark 20 women being added to the Amazing Gwent Women 100 list – published by the South Wales Argus – a networking and panel event where the new entrants will be announced will be held on USW’s Newport campus.

University Of South Wales, Newport Campus, Thurs 9 Mar.

Admission: FREE. Info: here

IWD AT THE RIVERFRONT

In honour of International Women’s Day this week, the Riverfront is hosting a day full of performances from Welsh musicians, inspiring panel discussions and talks from local women, workshops to participate in, and community groups. 

The Riverfront, Newport, Sat 11 Mar.

Admission: FREE. Info: here

WOMEN’S HISTORY TOUR

Cardiff University hosts a guided tour where you can venture around the University buildings and the National Museum to uncover the history of influential women in Cardiff. 

Main University Building, Cardiff, Sat 11 Mar.

Admission: FREE. Info: here

EDITH

Based on the real court transcripts of a trial that split the nation, Edith follows the prosecution of a woman charged for inciting the murder of her husband. A century later, would the outcome have been the same?

Theatr Clwyd, Mold, Fri 17 + Sat 18 Mar.

Tickets: from £10. Info: here

THE WELKIN

Written by Lucy Kirkwood, The Welkin is a courtroom drama regarded as a feminist response to 12 Angry Men, in which an all-female jury decides the fate of a woman sentenced to death. 

Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, Wed 29-Fri 31 Mar.

Tickets: £15. Info: here

A ROOM OF ONE’S OWN

This performance reimagines Virginia Woolf’s A Room Of One’s Own as a 21st-century TED talk, putting Woolf’s 1928 essay on gender inequality in creative fields into a modern and recognisable setting. 

Miners’ Institute, Blackwood, Fri 31 Mar.

Tickets: £15. Info: here

words ELIZABETH MORRIS