Critically acclaimed musician and singer Louise Jordan will perform ‘No Petticoats Here’ at Llanwarne Village Hall (near Ross-on-Wye) to tell the stories of remarkable women from the First World War.

Louise will perform on Sunday, June 3rd at 7.30pm, rescheduled after cancellation due to snow in March.

Based on extensive research and combining original live music with recorded sound, this one-woman performance is a theatre concert like no other; a rich visual and auditory experience that truly connects the audience with the past and the words of these inspirational women.

No Petticoats Here tells the real life stories of varied and remarkable women of the Great War and was inspired by the story of Dorothy Lawrence; an orphan whose guardian lived in Salisbury Cathedral Close. Dorothy dressed as a soldier in order to visit the Western Front and pursue her journalistic ambitions. Louise quickly became fascinated by the stories of female ambulance drivers, scientists, footballers and spies.

No Petticoats Here is the culmination of twelve months of research that has taken Louise to the battlefields of France and Belgium including the Somme and Ypres as well as countless museums and historic research centres across the UK and western Europe. Through contact with the relatives and biographers of some of these extraordinary women Louise has been able to add greater depth and detail to their stories.

Louise said: “The First World War too often remembers women as the mourners of the fallen, as frugal housewives ‘making do’ or angelic nurses caring patiently for the men who returned from the Front Line. Through No Petticoats Here I remember some of the many women whose stories do not fit conveniently into boxes and whose experiences are both astonishing and relatable one hundred years on.”

Llanwarne Village Hall is situated near Ross-on-Wye, HR2 8JE. Tickets cost £10 (adult) and £5 (child) and are available by calling 01981 540406.