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The Cambridge First All-Ladies Fire Brigade @firebrigademusical.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Don't miss this first outing of The Cambridge First All-Ladies Fire Brigade on Saturday 19th September! Part of the British Science Festival at Mayflower Studios, Southampton 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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The Cambridge First All-Ladies Fire Brigade @firebrigademusical.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Cambridge, we are coming to you with The Cambridge First All-Ladies Fire Brigade soon!

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Helen Arney @helenarney.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Our Hertha Ayrton musical @firebrigademusical.bsky.social has a big ol’ article on the BBC website! Give it a read!

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Jenni Pinnock @jennipinnock.com · 12/05/2026

Sunday saw the first two workshop performances of @firebrigademusical.bsky.social performed by the brilliant University of Lincoln MT second year students, and a creative dream team. Thank you for bringing our story to life! And thank you for the fabulous photos @briansayle.bsky.social !

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The Cambridge First All-Ladies Fire Brigade @firebrigademusical.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Can't wait to see sparks fly at The Stage Door on 24th May where they'll be performing some songs from The Cambridge First All-Ladies Fire Brigade!

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The Cambridge First All-Ladies Fire Brigade @firebrigademusical.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Want to see some sparks fly? On Sun 29th June Leading Voices LDN are presenting new songs by British and UK-based writers - including our Put Out The Fire! Join them at 3pm at The Union Theatre - more info on their website: www.leadingvoicesldn.com

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The Cambridge First All-Ladies Fire Brigade @firebrigademusical.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

We're delighted to share that we are 2025/26 Innovate Artists! We'll be working with Lincoln Arts Centre to continue bringing our fire brigade to life, and in particular delve into the story of real life Lincoln-born fire brigade member Charlotte Scott.

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The Cambridge First All-Ladies Fire Brigade @firebrigademusical.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Ready for some sparks to fly? Head over to our website to watch our showcase filmed at Birmingham Hippodrome earlier this month! firebrigademusical.com/about/

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The Cambridge First All-Ladies Fire Brigade @firebrigademusical.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Our characters decide to start their own fire brigade – but, how do you do that? Hertha Ayrton solved this problem by going to an expert – Captain Eyre Massey Shaw. Find out more: firebrigademusical.com/2025/03/16/h...

Captain Eyre Shaw of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade.

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The Cambridge First All-Ladies Fire Brigade @firebrigademusical.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Our fabulous fire brigade at last week's showcase! From left to right: Elena Pitsiaeli, Courtney Stapleton, Rosie Coles, Elexi Walker and Maddison Bulleyment. Birmingham Hippodrome 📷@danny_with_a_camera

Five performers at stands with a band behind them and red/orange lighting.

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The Cambridge First All-Ladies Fire Brigade @firebrigademusical.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

We nailed those fire drills! Thanks to Birmingham Hippodrome, the entire New Musicals team, cast and crew for two amazing New Musicals Showcases yesterday. It was brilliant to share the sparks of our musical with so many people!

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The Cambridge First All-Ladies Fire Brigade @firebrigademusical.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Fighting fires, smashing the patriarchy and studying hard for a degree they won’t even earn. Our intrepid band of firefighters were a busy gang. But they also found time for fun – and one of the many activities they enjoyed was singing. Find out more: firebrigademusical.com/2025/03/02/w...

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Why is a musical the perfect medium for our fire brigade?

Music referenced in the Girton archives and Hertha’s biography: In questa tomba, Schubert’s Gott in der nature and Gott ist mein Hirt and Mendelssohn’s Laudate pueri dominium. Fig…

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The Cambridge First All-Ladies Fire Brigade @firebrigademusical.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

One of the central driving forces behind our main character, Hertha, is her powerful sense of justice. She has to do the right thing, whatever the cost. Find out more about moments of protest in Hertha's life in Helen's blog post: firebrigademusical.com/2025/02/25/h...

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The Cambridge First All-Ladies Fire Brigade @firebrigademusical.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

A week and half until the New Musicals Showcase at Birmingham Hippodrome. We're excited to be presenting a couple of scenes and songs alongside other musicals in development as part of the Musical Theatre Writers Group. Last few tickets remaining! www.birminghamhippodrome.com/calendar/new...

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New Musicals Showcase – Birmingham Hippodrome

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The Cambridge First All-Ladies Fire Brigade @firebrigademusical.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Towards the end of the October term of 1878, two Girton students watched a haystack burn to the ground in a nearby field. Together, they wondered what price would be paid by the College and its students if the same thing happened closer to home… Read more: firebrigademusical.com/2025/02/13/w...

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Why start a Fire Brigade?

Girton College Fire Brigade, 1880. Hertha is on the left, holding a bucket. (image via Physics World) Towards the end of the October term of 1878, two Girton students watched a haystack burn to the…

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The Cambridge First All-Ladies Fire Brigade @firebrigademusical.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

The Cambridge First All-Ladies Fire Brigade is an upbeat ensemble musical, following the world of British physicist and inventor Hertha Marks Ayrton and four of her contemporaries at 1870s Girton College, Cambridge. Head to our website for more info: firebrigademusical.com/about/

A photograph of the all ladies Fire Brigade at Girton College, Cambridge in the 1870s. Women are holding fire appliances, ropes and hoses, and one is on a ladder with a fireman's knot tied around her.

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