In the Balance with Sophia Hatfield

Thu Oct 09 2025 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm UTC+01:00

15 Bennett Precinct, Longton Exchange Shopping Centre , ST3 2HT Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom | Stoke On Trent

Urban Wilderness CIC
Publisher/HostUrban Wilderness CIC
In the Balance with Sophia Hatfield
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A Creative Workshop on Women’s Right to Roam, Storytelling and Motherhood
đź“… Thursday 9th September
🕙 7pm –9pm
📍 The Moony Club, 15 Bennett Precinct (next to Iceland), Longton Exchange Shopping Centre
🎟️ Book your free ticket:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-the-balance-with-sophia-hatfield-tickets-1701488591179?aff=oddtdtcreator
In 2021, Theatre Maker and Performer Sophia Hatfield began exploring her experiences as a lone female runner—facing catcalls, abuse and fear simply for stepping outside. From this came GRIT (and other tales of lone women striders), a performance celebrating women who walk, stride and run, while challenging the stories that restrict women’s freedom to move through public space.
Now, four years on and with two small children, Sophia’s questions have shifted. How does motherhood reshape safety, freedom and the right to roam? What does it mean to take up space when tiny feet walk alongside?
Join Sophia for an evening of live performance, film, folk tales and creative discussion, with time to write, share and reflect together.
What to Expect
-Live performance: Little Butter Pat the Cat with live music
-Films and extracts from A Clean Run and GRIT
-Preview of The Black Dog and Other Tales of Motherhood
-Open discussion: motherhood, safety and autonomy
-Space for your own creative response
Everyone welcome—artists, creatives, runners (or non-runners), mothers, storytellers, outdoor lovers, and anyone curious about women’s rights, safety and identity.
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15 Bennett Precinct, Longton Exchange Shopping Centre , ST3 2HT Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom, 1 The Strand, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 2JF, United Kingdom, Stoke On Trent

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