STAND Up Poet Kate Fox is bringing her acclaimed show, Where There’s Muck There’s Bras, to Helmsley Arts Centre on Saturday February 16 to share forgotten stories of the great women of the North.

Commissioned for the Great Exhibition of the North, the show draws on Kate’s PhD on class, gender and North English regional identity in stand up.

“Combining poetry and performance, the show tells the story of a variety of Northern women, from literature to sport, science, enterprise, protest, politics, music and art. Written and performed by Kate, featuring actor Joanne Holden, the show aims to redress the balance to reflect a more diverse Northern identity.

Kate said: “At a time when the North lags behind the South on all measures from employment to life expectancy, it’s time for women’s voices to be heard.

The people who have written about, sung about and represented the North are mostly men. . For the region’s full future potential to shine through we need to look at the people of our past and present with a different lens and writing a much broader story for the North. This show is an attempt to put women back in the picture.”

Tickets and more information available online at www.helmsleyarts.co.uk or from the Box Office on 01439 771 700.