The Story of Edith Smith

Wednesday 16th September

7:30pm

The Story of Edith Smith is a new heritage theatre production by Oxton Playwrights CIC, created as part of Her Stories of Wirral, a two-year National Lottery Heritage Funded project uncovering overlooked women’s histories from across Wirral.

Edith Smith was born in Oxton and later became Britain’s first female Police Constable with full powers of arrest while serving in Grantham. But behind that historic title is a much fuller human story – of family responsibility, personal loss, motherhood, work, care and determination.

This production follows Edith’s journey from local woman to national figure, exploring the challenges she faced at a time when women’s roles in public life were tightly restricted. The play examines not only Edith’s role in policing, but the wider social world around her.

Written and directed by Pauline Fleming, a professional actor now developing original work as a writer and director, and co-produced with her daughter Cornelia Cannell, the piece combines careful research with theatrical interpretation. The aim is not only to tell audiences what Edith did, but to help them connect with who she was.

The production continues Oxton Playwrights CIC’s mission to bring overlooked local stories back to life through theatre, heritage and community storytelling.

 

Writer and Director	Pauline Fleming
Co-Producer	Cornelia Cannell
Presented by	Oxton Playwrights CIC
Project	Her Stories of Wirral
Supported by	National Lottery Heritage Fund
Cast	To be confirmed

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