Edinburgh 2017

Four B!RTH plays were presented at the Traverse Theatre during the Edinburgh Festival in August 2017. These were co-produced by the Traverse Theatre and the Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester, and were supported by the Oglesby Charitable Trust.

During the festival, B!RTH also hosted an interactive panel discussion, where experts and the audience debated the issues raised in the plays and some potential solutions. This was held at the Royal Society of Edinburgh on Wednesday 16 August 2017.

Panelists included:

Sarah Brown – Founder and President, Theirworld

Professor James Dornan – Chair Health & Life Sciences Ulster University & Consultant Gynaecologist

Dr Sharon Cameron – Consultant Gynaecologist, Co-Director Clinical effectiveness Unit of Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare UK, Editor of BJOG: International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology