The headline figures
% of women in the 37 shows seen in September
Actors: 43%
Writers: 38%
Directors: 24%
Designers: 28%
Light: 16%
Sound: 23%
Number of shows with 50% or more women in the cast – 11
Results from January, February, March, April, May, June, July and August
Edited 8th October 2014
Somebody pointed out to me that I could usefully collate the info so far rather than just linking back to the different pages, so here you go – a gender audit of my theatregoing this year so far.
Shows | With 50% or more women | Total Cast | Women | % | Writer | Director | Designer | Lighting | Sound | |
Jan | 35 | 11 | 327 | 126 | 39% | 29% | 40% | 29% | 23% | 13% |
Feb | 27 | 12 | 265 | 97 | 37% | 50% | 54% | 55% | 23% | 5% |
Mar | 31 | 16 | 288 | 134 | 47% | 35% | 23% | 38% | 18% | 14% |
April | 30 | 14 | 241 | 102 | 42% | 17% | 40% | 52% | 10% | 17% |
May | 34 | 14 | 310 | 126 | 41% | 21% | 35% | 22% | 10% | 10% |
June | 36 | 15 | 319 | 135 | 42% | 39% | 42% | 49% | 25% | 18% |
July | 29 | 13 | 268 | 114 | 43% | 34% | 31% | 32% | 8% | 26% |
Aug | 24 | 12 | 267 | 111 | 42% | 29% | 29% | 29% | 9% | 21% |
Sept | 37 | 11 | 312 | 133 | 43% | 38% | 24% | 28% | 16% | 23% |