Into the Water is a celebration of the role of water in women’s lives; presenting diverse stories of memory & nature, swimming & play, and birth & renewal.

Developed from research, Into The Water was originally created as a site specific community production at Moseley Road Baths in 2019. Audiences sat poolside listening to this audio through headsets while watching a community cast of local women, perform in and around the pool.

Into the Water was performed by Sally Andrews, Jo Bennett, Holly Clark, Janice Connolly, Emma Fall, Albertha Gittens, Liz Greaves, Mohini Howard, Birgit Kehrer, Janet Moir, Emma O’Brien, Ismat Ramji, Jaci Smith, Stacey Spencer, Jane Thakoordin, Lucy Trevis, Hyacinth Wright & Natalia Budzan.

Into the Water was written from research by Janice Connolly, Jo Gleave & Ashlee E L Roberts, with additional material by Ismat Ramji. It was directed by Jo Gleave, Composition & Sound Design by Sam Frankie Fox with additional instrumentation from Ricardo Santos Rocha. Mixed & mastered by Fox & Rocha. 

Into the Water was a Women & Theatre project delivered in partnership with Moseley Road Baths. It was funded by Arts Council England, Birmingham City Council, The Roughley Trust and The Grimmitt Trust.