RashDash is a British

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company. The company was founded by Abbi Greenland and Helen Goalen. Becky Wilkie later joined. They have produced and created many works, including '' We Want You to Watch.''

History

Abbi Greenland and Helen Goalen formed RashDash in 2009 while attending the

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. Greenland's parents were also theatre creators and participated in the political punk-theatre of the 1970s. While still students, Greenland and Goalen took a play called ''Strict Machine'' to the

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. The first play officially produced by RashDash was ''The Honeymoon'', which centred on two women who had left their fiancés at the altar. Goalen and Greenland created the show with singer-songwriter Becky Wilkie.

Productions

* ''The Honeymoon'' (2009) * ''Another Someone'' (2010) * ''Scary Gorgeous'' (2011) * ''Set Fire to Everything!!!'' (2012) * ''The Ugly Sisters'' (2014) * '' We Want You to Watch'' (2015) – created by RashDash and Alice Birch, at the National Theatre * ''Two Man Show'' (2016 and 2017) * ''Snow White & Rose Red'' (2017) * ''The Darkest Corners'' (2017) – as part of the Transform 17 festival * ''Future Bodies'' (2018) ''–'' written by Clare Duffy, in collaboration with Unlimited Theatre * '' Three Sisters'' (2018) ''–'' adapted from

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, co-production with

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* ''Don't Go Back to Sleep'' (2020) * ''Look at Me Don't Look at Me'' (2021) – about Elizabeth “Lizzie” Siddal * ''Oh Mother'' (2022) – written by Abbi Greenland and Helen Goalen, devised with Simone Seales, at

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Awards and nominations

References

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