Bonnie Fechters: Songs & Stories of Hope & Resistance

SELL – OUT SHOWS at EDINBURGH FRINGE
and ADELAIDE FRINGE • SCOTTISH TOUR

A Bonnie Fechter is someone who stands up for themselves or for what they believe in, and in her show of that name Morna weaves an inspiring tapestry of songs and stories shedding light on remarkable women whose courage, love, inventiveness and human spirit changed all our lives forever.

In 50 minutes, the audience discover the names of 50 women including women killed during the witch-killings, hear tales of the girls who survived the Magdalene institutions for ‘fallen women’; explore the 1976 ‘Strikers in Saris’ protest and many more as the show journeys from Scotland to Vietnam to the Czech Republic; from U.S.A. civil rights and labour activists to late 19th century Syrian refugees; from the  9 year old girl who played the pipes outside prison gates to support the Suffragettes, to the modern photographer who rode horseback in Mongolia with her 6-year-old daughter to record the lives of women there.

Following some performances, in agreement with the venue, there is an invitation for audience members to stay behind to share stories of women they know of who have also been bonnie fechters.

Women to watch at Adelaide Fringe

I was also honoured to be named as one of the 'Women to Watch' in advance of the Adelaide Fringe 2023. You can read about me and my show here. 

"Her work, using documents, contemporary accounts of atrocities, naming those who died in resistance, singing songs of struggle…creates powerful and eloquent theatre by restoring and attending to the voices of the people who were actually there...”
Murray Bramwell, Theatre and Music Reviewer and Commentator Adelaide.

​"Deeply moving .....  mellow singing…….charismatic"   ★★★★  Broadway Baby
“Intimate , heartfelt & inspiring ” HIGHLY RECOMMENDED (Fringe Review) 
"One minute I was laughing, next I was in tears" Producer, Writers and Activists Programme, Edinburgh International Book Fringe
"Inspiring, humbling, entertaining" Andy Cannon, Co- founder, Wee Stories Theatre Co.

Genre: Storytelling / Theatre / Song
Suitable Audiences: Aimed at adults but suitable for 12 upwards (Adelaide 15 upwards) .
Proposed Venue: Small Scale Theatres & Studios, Festivals, Village Halls, Community, Schools   
Video Clip: See this page
Proposed Touring Locations:  Scotland, UK, International
Proposed Touring Period:  Ongoing and available for hire. For enquiries see below or email Morna direct on [email protected]

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Venues & Events to Date:
 Pitlochry Festival Theatre       Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling       Scottish Storytelling Centre Edinburgh       Edinburgh International Fringe    
                 Beacon Arts, Greenock       Dumfries Theatre Royal       Eastgate Arts Peebles       Verdant Works Museum Dundee       Portgordon Village Hall, Moray   
Newton Dee Village Hall, Aberdeen       Smailholm Village Hall, Kelso       Edinburgh International Book Fringe       STUC Women's Conference Perth       
Dundee Womens Festival       Audacious Women Festival       Prague Fringe