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The Godiva Trust Coventry is a Heritage, Arts & Community Group in Coventry, West Midlands.
In 1999 Pru Porretta, Coventry's official Lady Godiva and heart of England qualified Tourist Guide, ...
Pop-up theatre events
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We're so excited to announce the details of our imagination reading café pop up theatre at Warwick Arts Centre on Saturday 30th November.
HELEN MARTIN STUDIO
2 sessions
11.30am - 12.30pm & 1pm - 2pm:
Pop-up Theatre with Imagination Reading Cafes
Imagination Reading Cafés, Helen Martin Studio An hour-long pop-up theatre experience led by Pru Porretta (Coventry's Lady Godiva) and Jah Man Aggrey, with interactive props, unique puppets, live music and audience participation!
We’d love to see you there 
Imagination reading cafes part of Warwick Arts centre 50th anniversary celebrations, the local community takes over spaces with a day of creativity all inspired by our 'Rebels With A Cause' season theme. From performances across music, spoken word and dance, to pop-up theatre, to workshops in poetry and visual arts workshops there is something for everyone to enjoy! All events are drop-in and suitable for all ages. We encourage you to explore the spaces and take part in as many things as you can. Get creative and channel your inner activist
About The Godiva Trust
In 1999 Pru Porretta, Coventry's official Lady Godiva and heart of England qualified Tourist Guide, discovered a lost city festival dedicated to the Anglo-Saxon noblewoman, Lady Godiva that hadn’t been shared or celebrated for over 500 years.
Following a lot of hard work, Pru staged a recreation for that September’s Heritage Open Days. Encouraged by the response, the festival has been repeated each year since, expanding to now include over 50 ‘Godiva Sisters’: women who live in Coventry but have their roots in other lands. A procession involving choirs, musicians and special banners created by each community group is led through the city by their Godiva Sister to the Priory Gardens, site of the city’s first cathedral founded by the original Lady Godiva.
Participating in Heritage Open Days has inspired the team to create further educational workshops, heritage tours, peace and citizenship programmes throughout the year. They’ve gone from strength to strength and been recognised locally and nationally with a 2011 Coventry City Council Community Champions Award for cultural diversity and a 2018 Queens Award as well as awards for Imagination Reading storytelling Cafes, part of the Godiva Trust.
• The Godiva Trust works all year to plan and expand our reach to communities and faiths. We hold storytelling and art workshops in schools and women’s groups celebrating Diwali, Eid, Christmas, Chinese New Year, International Women's Week, Black History month, Peace month.