LOOK FOR THE WOMAN

A festival of female & femme clowning this March.

2026 is our 30th year as a Theatre run by Women, and one of the ways we’re celebrating is by having the 4th annual Look For The Woman clowning festival!

We started the festival 4 years ago as a way to celebrate Women’s History Month with joy, hope and silliness, and we're the only festival in London that brings together female and femme clowning.

This March we’ll host a brilliant roster of homegrown and international clowns performing shows that are a combination of clown with dance, puppetry, sketch comedy, drag, poetry and even fine art. We always endeavour to be a place where great things begin, and so as part of the festival we also have work in progress performances of three brand new clowning shows.

This year, in a first for Look For The Woman, we have a family show! It combines clowning, puppetry and themes of loneliness & friendship, and will be a really fun start to the Easter holidays.

Last year our free community workshop was so popular, we’re doing it again! Run by award winning and virtuosic Swiss-Mexican clown Paulina Lenoir it’s open to everyone whether you have clowning experience or you’re just curious. It’s free, but advance booking is encouraged!

'Cherchez la femme' is a somewhat cheeky French phrase. It embodies a cliché of detective pulp fiction: no matter what the problem, a woman is often the root cause. However, to many of us this could be stated conversely: no matter the woman, there is often a problem she is having to solve. And usually, with a good glob of humour.

Look For The Woman is a chance to bring some of the freshest and most exciting clowning in the world to London to share some brilliant art and joy.

Featuring Ella The Great, Donna Oblongata, Paulina Lenoir, Jessica Aszkenasy, Lucy Ellis, Haylin Cai, Michele Stine, Degenerate Fox Theatre, Louna Palombo, Ivy Corbin and more!
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‍Join us this March at the Rosie to look for the woman!

‍^{With thanks to @inkterrorist for the festival artwork.}