Startled Dames

Production company. Stories by strong women with weak bladders. What can we create? Currently brewing the trampoline trilogy / Joe Bromley also @reallybptheatre

[Old Hollywood @TheOldHollywood]

Julie Christie shopping on the King's Road in London, 1968

[Startled Dames @StartledDames]

Prophecies. Kintsugi. Embezzlement. It’s all go at the village hall.

MADAME ZOLGA PREDICTS
A sitcom by Joe Bromley
6 x 15 mins

#madamezolgapredicts #sitcom #joebromley #startleddames

[Guardian culture @guardianculture]

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes at 70: Marilyn Monroe remains a dazzling star https://t.co/8J9lzot32o

[The Muppets @TheMuppets]

Happy anniversary to the first major Muppet motion picture: The Muppet Movie! Thanks to all the lovers and dreamers who have kept believing and pretending since 1979.

[Women's Prize @WomensPrize]

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that this year’s #WomensPrize for Fiction winner is Barbara Kingsolver with Demon Copperhead 

Congratulations Barbara for being our first EVER two-time winner of the Women’s Prize!

[National Theatre @NationalTheatre]

'Rage, rage against the dying of the light' 💛

Michael Sheen reads 'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night' by Dylan Thomas.

[Old Hollywood @TheOldHollywood]

Vivien Leigh in a publicity still for A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

[Startled Dames @StartledDames]

‘Hardship and oppression but also joy, creation, resilience, family and triumph.’ Souls Grown Deep like the Rivers is at the @royalacademy until 18 June. (We also loved the arty hand washing instructions in the toilets drawn by a staff member) #RASoulsGrownDeep #artisforeveryone

[BBC Storyville @bbcstoryville]

Tonight on Storyville, on #bbcfour & @BBCiPlayer at 10pmatch, #watch INSIDE #KABUL an #animated #documentary based on the voice notes of two young #Afghan #women recorded in the months after the #Taliban returned to power in 2021 #Afghanistan #afghanistangirls #WomensRights

[Startled Dames @StartledDames]

Now THAT’s a signed copy. #DeborahLevy #AugustBlue

[Sara Kalim @KalimSara]

Walking, dancing and choosing love with #LittleAmal today in the City of London ⁦@walkwithamal⁩
⁦@chooselove⁩ #refugeeswelcome #walkwithamal

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

Colleen Parker, contemporary artist and illustrator #WomensArt

[Camilla Elworthy @CamillaElworthy]

How to be stopped in your tracks when on a moving train. #PoemsOnTheUnderground

[Startled Dames @StartledDames]

@booksaremybag Really Good, Actually by @monicaheisey. (And it is)

[Cambridge Literary Festival @camlitfest]

The embodiment of this year's #IWD2023 campaign theme. International, inspirational hugely compassionate and generous writer @Elif_Safak greeting our then festival intern (now assistant programmer) Marina in the Green Room 2019.
#EmbraceEquity

[Startled Dames @StartledDames]

Absolutely loved #BrianAndCharles!

[Women's Prize @WomensPrize]

Happy #InternationalWomensDay everyone!

In case you missed it last night, here’s the incredible 2023 #WomensPrize longlist 🎉

Why not celebrate in style by diving into one of these sixteen incredible books by women. Discover them here: https://t.co/XZkeegsKkj

[Startled Dames @StartledDames]

Loved #Bournville by @jonathancoe. And what a devastating final acknowledgement.

[Old Hollywood @TheOldHollywood]

How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)

Director: Jean Negulesco
Cinematographer: Joe MacDonald

[Startled Dames @StartledDames]

Really enjoyed #Maame by @JessGeorge_ (make sure you read the end of the acknowledgements - definitely not too long, Jess) #amreading #booklovers #booktwitter