Kernewek Keskesow Cabaret

Celebrating Cornwall’s women of Greenham Common with an evening of songs, stories and solidarity.

Book now for an evening of cabaret, community and creative protest as Scary Little Girls joins forces with Greenham Women Everywhere to honour the extraordinary contribution Cornish women made to the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp.

In September 1981, women marched from Cardiff to protest the siting of American cruise missiles at RAF Greenham Common. What began as a ten-day walk became a 19-year occupation that reshaped the landscape of peaceful protest and women’s activism in Britain.

Women from Cornwall were among those who left their homes and families to live at the Peace Camp, facing arrest, eviction and hostility – united by the belief that collective, creative resistance could change the world.

Now their stories return home in Kernewek Keskesow Cabaret – an evening of theatre and music, performed in both Cornish and English, telling the stories of Cornish women and women based in Cornwall and their experiences at the peace camp.

The cabaret features Rebecca Mordan, Bec Applebee, Fiona O’Cleirigh, Fi Read and Claire Ingleheart, combining first-hand testimony with song to create a powerful and uplifting night of performance. They’ll be joined by The Revellers who will be singing at each event – a local feel-good a capella group of women who love putting a twist on folk, world music and protest songs.

With projected lyrics enabling audiences to follow along and join in, the event promises an evening of entertainment and celebration, as well as an opportunity to reflect on what the Greenham Women achieved over forty years ago.

Before the 7.30pm cabaret, audiences are invited to step into the spirit of peaceful protest at a free drop-in exhibition and printmaking workshop.

Inside the Karavan – Scary Little Girls’ magical mobile archive of Cornish stories – visitors can explore a dedicated exhibition highlighting the impact Cornish women had on the wider peace movement. Alongside this, participants can create and print their own protest poster to take home, drawing inspiration from the bold visual language and creativity of the camp.

Whether staying for the cabaret or simply dropping by during the day, all are welcome. Entry to the printmaking workshop is free, but the Cabaret events are paid, ticketed evening events.

Tour Dates & Ticket Information

• Helston: Old Chapel on Friday 24 April
• Bude: Bude Library on Saturday 25 April
• St Agnes: St Agnes Library, Monday 27 April
• Penzance: Redwing Arts, Tuesday 28 April
• Bodmin: Shire House with intoBodmin on Wednesday 29 April
• Liskeard: Sterts Arts and Environmental Centre on Thursday 30 April

This project is supported using public funding by Arts Council England.