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Something Understood: The Fabric of Each Other

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The Fabric of Each Other

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Helen Goalen and Abbi Greenland of theatre company RashDash reflect on ideas of friendship

Helen Goalen and Abbi Greenland, who form the theatre company RashDash, reflect on the nature of their - and other women's - strong friendship.

"The friendships of women have been not merely unsung but mocked, belittled and falsely interpreted." (Vera Brittain in Testament of Friendship, 1940)

Helen Goalen and Abbi Greenland, who form the theatre company RashDash, reflect on the nature of their strong friendship. They've been the best of friends and close artistic collaborators since meeting at university and explore how their experience relates to that of other women, including 19th Century social reformers and feminists Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Stanton.

They also draw on the writings of Vera Brittain, Winifred Holtby and Tina Fey, as well as music from Alison Goldfrapp, Kate Bush and Amy Winehouse.

Presented by Helen Goalen and Abbi Greenland 
Readers: Heather Long and Jacqueline King
Produced by Hana Walker-Brown
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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