Clean Break to take part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge 2019

You guessed it - Clean Break is taking part in the Big Give’s Christmas Challenge!

Blog: Holloway United Therapies share their experience of [BLANK]

This week’s blog comes from Holloway United Therapies who have shared their thoughts on [BLANK] and explain the parallels between the play and the work they carry out with women with experience of the criminal justice system.

Blog: Women in Prison

Following on from their visit to [BLANK] Women in Prison share with us their thoughts on the play and how the themes entwine with their #OPENUP campaign.

Take a First Look at [BLANK] at The Donmar Warehouse

The first production images from [BLANK] our new co-production with the Donmar Warehouse are here.

Blog: Celebrating a Year of our Young Artists Development Programme

With this year’s Young Artists development Programme now at an end, we spoke to these amazing and inspiring young women to find out what they have learned after the year and what the future has in store.

[BLANK] Rehearsal Pictures are Released

We’re delighted to share what’s been happening in the [BLANK] rehearsal room, over the past couple of weeks with the first set of pictures of our cast and creative team.

Blog: Sweatbox and Prison Transport in 2019

In anticipation of the Sweatbox tour hitting Manchester we caught up with Anna Herrmann Joint Artistic Director of Clean Break and Director of Sweatbox and Dezh Zhelyazkova Producer of the play, to find out how the response to Sweatbox in 2019 has differed from it’s first outing in 2015.

Clean Break Announce New Training Programme

We are delighted to announce a new programme of training sessions where attendees can learn more about elements of our work.

Blog: “How society treats its most vulnerable says everything”

Arts journalist Holly Williams talks to Alice Birch on all things [BLANK] and her experience of working with us.

Clean Break Writers Inspire at Royal Court Event

On 7 September Clean Break arrived at the Royal Court complete with nine Clean Break Writers from past and present, a prison van and some incredibly excited staff members for our event Clean Break Writer’s: Here. There. Then. Now.

Clean Break Announce New Appointments to Board of Trustees

We are delighted to announce three new Trustees joining our exceptional Board as we continue our 40th Anniversary Year and beyond.

[BLANK] Full Cast Announcement

We’re revealing the full cast for [BLANK] by Alice Birch, our co-production with Donmar Warehouse.

Blog: How can we Help Women Playwrights Thrive?

In the lead up to Here. There. Then. Now. we caught up with some of our panellists to ask them two important questions.

Clean Break are Recruiting New Members

We’re recruiting new members to join our Autumn Season Programme, which begins in September!

Applications Open for Young Artists Development Programme

Applications for our Young Artists Development Programme 2019/20 are now OPEN!

Blog: The Clean Break Archive Project

To mark Clean Break’s 40th Anniversary, we are delighted to be working with the Bishopsgate Insitute to create an archive of Clean Break’s work, to document the history of our organisation and make it publicly accessible for the first time.

Clean Break Writers Event to Take Place at Royal Court

We've gathered a selection of progressive, brilliant artists come together to share what they have learnt from working with us and what the future holds for women playwrights.

Clean Break Members Feature in Short Film

Earlier this year, five Clean Break Members who each served time in HMP Holloway took part in a collaborative short-film project with documentary film maker Clare Richards, exploring the importance of women's centres.

Blog: Becoming a Triathlete in the Name of Clean Break

On the blog this week our Assistant Producer Dezh Zhelyazkova shares her reasons taking on the London Triathlon in order to raise money for Clean Break.

Clean Break 40 Celebrations Hit the Halfway Mark

Last week marked the halfway point of our year of celebrations for our 40th Anniversary, and what a week it was. We’ve rounded up the whirlwind of activity to make sure you didn’t miss any Clean Break action.

Clean Break to take part in Mass Lobby

On Wednesday 26 June we will be joining Women in Prison’s mass lobby to mark one year since the publication of the Ministry of Justice’s Female Offender Strategy.

Blog: Placing Creativity and Women’s Voices at the Heart of Rehabilitation

Ella shares some thoughts on the criminal justice system and rehabilitation after her experience of volunteering at Clean Break.

Sweatbox casting announced

Take on a Challenge for Clean Break 40

We are looking for 40 of our friends and family to take on challenges in the name of Clean Break!