Thu 5 March 2026 • 6:30pm
Storyhouse Women: How to Be a F*cking Lady
An Unapologetic Evening of Feminist Conversation, Power, and Truth-Telling
Event details
Part of Storyhouse Women
What does it mean to be a “lady” in a world that still expects women+ and femmes to shrink, smile, and stay silent?
Join us for How to Be a F*cking Lady, a sharp, fearless evening of radical honesty, expert insights, and unapologetic dialogue. This isn’t about table manners or dress codes — it’s about negotiating power, identity, and survival in a world shaped by misogyny and unconscious bias.
Dr. Katie Edwards – writer, academic, broadcaster, and cultural critic – known for dismantling patriarchal nonsense with both intellect and wit, will be joined by a dynamic panel of women and non-binary voices.
Together, we’ll unpack questions like:
🧠 How do you negotiate your life around unconscious bias tied to misogyny?
💥 What does success look like when the system was never designed for you to win?
💄 And what the hell does “being a lady” mean in 2025 anyway?
Expect truth bombs, hard questions, laughter, maybe some swearing, and absolutely no patience for performative feminism.
This event will be a varied combination of expert talks, panel discussion, debate and discussion groups.
Members: £10.80
Non-members: £12 (each ticket is subject to a £1.50 booking fee)
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FAQs
The evening is broken up into small chunks with breaks and lots on interaction.
To make the evening fully accessible, feel free to dip in and out of the event.
6.30pm : Your host, Dawn Llewellyn is ready and poised to get ranty about the patriarchy and in this section she’ll explain why there’s plenty to get angry about!
6.40pm : Share your reasons why you chose to come along in this interactive section using on screen polls.
6.50pm: A looking glass into the world of a feminist academic and a pop culture writer – take a peep into their world and find out what gets them out of bed in the morning.
7.00pm: Back to you! Dawn and Katie will throw discussion point your way and if you hate the idea of talking to your neighbour we will be using the on screen capture again via your mobile device.
7.15pm: Our panel of guests want to talk to you! Our guests will pick out your stories from the big screen and open it out for discussion.
7.30pm: Time for a break – grab a comfort break or continue the conversation. There will be some optional interactive activities happening in the Garret Bar too.
7.45pm: Relax and listen to a fireside chat where our guests will be asking each other questions like “what does being a lady mean to you?” + more
8.15pm -8.30pm: Time for a break – grab a comfort break or continue the conversation. There will be some optional interactive activities happening in the Garret Bar too.
8.30pm – 9pm: A chance to hear a short key note from Katie with a chance for some Q&A.
9pm: Katie welcomes Seeta Wrightson onto stage for some insightful conversation as well as plenty of laughs.
9.20pm: The panel will wrap up the session and each offer a ‘takeaway’
9.40pm: Move to the Garret Bar for more conversation if you’ve not yet ran out of steam!
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