Suffragette cities: blazing Sylvia Pankhurst musical hits the road – in pictures

Close dialogue 1/16 Next image Previous image Toggle caption Suffragette cities: blazing Sylvia Pankhurst musical hits the road – in pictures Sylvia: A Musical Revolution, the hit show about the Pankhursts and the suffrage movement, is going on a tour of England and Scotland. We took a first look at Leicester’s Curve theatre Naomi Katiyo, centre, plays artist turned human rights activist Sylvia Pankhurst in the show Beverley Knight, centre, stars as Sylvia’s mother, the social reformer Emmeline Pankhurst Kate Prince is the director, choreographer and lyricist of the show. Prince co-wrote the book with Priya Parmar Tachia Newall as Keir Hardie and Beverley Knight as Emmeline Pankhurst Sylvia was presented as a work-in-progress at the Old Vic in London in 2018 but, wrote the Guardian’s Michael Billington, ‘it already has the pungent smell of success’ Ebony Clarke, centre, is among the cast for this revival, which kicks off at Curve theatre in Leicester Beverley Knight won an Olivier award for Sylvia in 2023 after it was presented again at the Old Vic Ellena Vincent, left, as Sylvia’s sister Christabel, with Eloise Davies Kate Prince’s company ZooNation is known for dance theatre fusing hip-hop and other musical styles The musical tells of the split between socialist Sylvia and her mother and sister, who veered towards conservatism The music is by Josh Cohen and DJ Walde, set and costume by Ben Stones, lighting by Natasha Chivers and Hector Murray, and video and animation by Andrzej Goulding Beverley Knight and Naomi Katiyo are called to the stage for a dress rehearsal Comedy wildlife photography award finalists 2026 – in pictures A selection of the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards 2026 finalists – from a shortlist featuring a caiman wearing a wig, a leopard doing a handstand, a strutting white-tailed eagle and a polar bear appearing to chat to a gull 1. #### Comedy wildlife photography award finalists 2026 – in pictures 2. #### ‘Trump?

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