Disguised as a romantic coming of age movie, Dirty Dancing is a deeply political and feminist movie. 

In line with International Women’s Day, it only felt right to begin my Navigating Male-Dominated industries series with something close to my own heart and experiences. 

"So if Matt and I have officially had sex then why does it still hurt? I still don’t get what’s so amazing about it, how can women even come from it - when is that supposed to happen?"

Friday Night Love Poem, written by Natalia Knowlton, tells a trio of poignant coming of age stories about virginity, pleasure, and identity as three young women discover sexual empowerment for the first time. This brand new play looks at the challenges girls face when they begin exploring their sexuality in a world fuelled by stigma, bad sex education, and internet porn.