Clean Break

Clean Break is a women’s theatre company that is changing lives and changing minds – on stage, in prison and in the community.

We work with high-profile theatres to co-produce our plays, including the National Theatre, Royal Court, Bush Theatre and Sheffield Theatres. This gives us a powerful platform to share authentic stories which reveal the damage caused by the criminal justice system and reimagine ways of thinking about women and criminalisation.

In prisons and in the community
We use theatre to transform the lives of women who have experienced the criminal justice system, or who are at risk of entering it due to the challenges they are facing, such as mental ill health or problematic substance use.

Our theatre workshops and projects in prisons and in the community build women’s confidence, resilience and wellbeing, alongside new creative skills.

We run our core Members Programme from our building in Kentish Town, London, which is available to women aged 18 and above. The programme offers a range of workshops and performance opportunities led by acclaimed women theatre artists, underpinned by comprehensive wrap-around support in a trauma-informed setting.

Discover more about Clean Break on our Knowledge Hub, where you will find videos and articles about our work, as well as our audio plays and films.