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Hear from our Members and find resources for women with experience of the criminal justice system, or who are at risk of entering it.

Michelle Hamilton standing in a studio, with illustrations of colourful lines around her, she has one hand on her heart and one hand on her stomach

Creative Wellbeing: Movement

Support your wellbeing through movement. Clean Break Member artist Michelle Hamilton takes us through some of her favourite exercises.
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Arts for Impact with the Cast of Scenes from Lost Mothers

Claire Bayley, Shabina Cannon and Ro Florence talk about the transformative impact of theatre for the people on stage and in the audience

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Black History Month

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10 Stories by Black Artists That Reclaim the Narrative

Clean Break's Associate Artistic Director Lakesha Arie-Angelo shares her picks from stage and screen for Black History Month
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Meet Our Playwrights: Somebody Jones

Somebody shares the story behind her name, what it's like writing at Clean Break, and her thoughts on this year's Black History Month theme
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Sisterhood and Storytelling with Playwright Emma Dennis-Edwards

An interview with Clean Break commissioned playwright Emma Dennis-Edwards
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Actions not Words: anti-racism consultancy with darvaja

Anti-racism consultants darvaja in conversation with Clean Break
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Wisdom and Laughter with Nubian CoheARTs

Interview with Nubian CoheARTs, a Black women led theatre company
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Buddleia: Clean Break Member Review

Member Pepe shares her interpretation of the film Buddleia: The Unchained Story

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Our Members’ voices

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To the Future: Clean Break's Young Artists

Creative writing by Clean Break's Young Artists
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Dixon and Daughters' Posy Sterling and Deborah Bruce in conversation

The playwright and actor answered our questions about Dixon and Daughters.
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Interview with Jennifer Joseph

Clean Break Members Artist Jennifer Joseph on her role in Paradise at the Olivier, and what Clean Break means to her.
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Lucy Edkins on being a Clean Break Member Artist

Interview with Lucy Edkins, Clean Break Member Artist
Liz Whitbread presenting the I am a theatre exhibition

Liz Whitbread on becoming a designer

Liz Whitbread tells us about her journey to becoming a designer through Clean Break
Nubian Co-hearts laughing together

Wisdom and Laughter with Nubian CoheARTs

Interview with Nubian CoheARTs, a Black women led theatre company

Spotlight on...
Creative Wellbeing Video Series

Michelle Hamilton standing in a studio, with illustrations of colourful lines around her, she has one hand on her heart and one hand on her stomach

Creative Wellbeing: Movement

Support your wellbeing through movement. Clean Break Member artist Michelle Hamilton takes us through some of her favourite exercises.
JB Rose singing to camera, illustrations of colourful lines and the word 'Aaah' are around her

Creative Wellbeing: Singing

Support your wellbeing through singing. Facilitator JB Rose takes us through a vocal exercise.
a head and shoulders image of Nicole Hall with illustrations of colourful swirly lines around her

Creative Wellbeing: Mindfulness

Support your wellbeing through breathwork. Clean Break Member artist Nicole takes us through a mindfulness exercise.

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Meet Our Playwrights: Somebody Jones

Somebody shares the story behind her name, what it's like writing at Clean Break, and her thoughts on this year's Black History Month theme
a head and shoulders image of Nicole Hall with illustrations of colourful swirly lines around her

Creative Wellbeing: Mindfulness

Support your wellbeing through breathwork. Clean Break Member artist Nicole takes us through a mindfulness exercise.
JB Rose singing to camera, illustrations of colourful lines and the word 'Aaah' are around her

Creative Wellbeing: Singing

Support your wellbeing through singing. Facilitator JB Rose takes us through a vocal exercise.

What is our Members Programme?

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Find out what Clean Break's Members Programme is, and how you can join.
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Who are Clean Break's Member artists?

Cast members of The Trials and Passions of Unfamous Women share their experiences of being a Clean Break Member artist
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About us

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Clean Break changes lives and changes minds through theatre – on stage, in prison and in the community. We produce ground-breaking plays with women’s voices at the heart of our work and use theatre to transform the lives of women with experience of the criminal justice system or at risk of entering it.

Our History

Clean Break Theatre Company with the Mayor of Camden outside HMP Holloway, 1986
Clean Break was established by two women in prison in 1979, at HMP Askham Grange, who believed that theatre could bring the hidden stories of women who are criminalised to a wider audience. Explore Clean Break’s radical and unique story in our interactive digital archive.

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