Alice Hawkins – Working Class Suffragette
Alice Hawkins – Working Class Suffragette is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Paradise in The Vault. It has 5 performances listed, running from Mon 17 Aug, 11:20 to Fri 21 Aug, 11:20. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Great-grandson Peter Barratt with sister suffragette Ruth Pownall give a stirring and passionate account of working-class suffragette, Alice Hawkins, and her hard-fought campaign for the right to vote. Mother of six, lifelong socialist and shoe machinist by trade, Alice was arrested, imprisoned and almost forgotten, until now. As the UK approaches the centenary of working-class women gaining the vote, hear the suffragette history you were never taught and see her very own ‘Votes for Women’ sash, hunger strike medal, prison notes and more. Urgent, political and deeply human. (The Student Newspaper).
Details
- Venue: Paradise in The Vault
- Genre: SPOKEN_WORD, Historical, True-life
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 42 seats — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 5, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: lift
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: The audience enter the venue from Merchant Street, with the box office located on street level. 5 steps or a lift provide access to the upper foyer, with snack bar and toilets on this level. The space is located immediately off the upper foyer, with one row of seats on the same level. A shallow rake provides additional seating. Wheelchair access type:Lift (Platform Lift) Stairs: 2 - 5 Number of stairs is provided as guidance and is not in addition to any wheelchair access type (lift/ramp etc) stated above.
What the reviewers said
We have captured 1 published review and 4 audience reviews for this show from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s own listing. The excerpts below are the reviewers’ words, not ours — follow each link for the full review.
This show provided a detailed and inspiring account into the life of a remarkable woman who helped to change the course of history through her work.
— The Student (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Mon 17 Aug, 11:20 — Already performed — £9.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 11:20 — Already performed — £9.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 11:20 — Already performed — £9.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 11:20 — Already performed — £9.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 11:20 — Already performed — £9.00