KENDAL Community Theatre's The Trouble with Women Festival of Plays gets underway this week celebrating the 100th anniversary of women gaining the vote. The strength, determination and spirit which suffragists and suffragettes showed are portrayed in five very different plays under the deft direction of Chris Taylor, Jayne Davies and Emma Rucastle.

Taking its title and logo by permission of awarding winning cartoonist Jacky Fleming, performances are Antigone running at Kendal Museum from Wednesday, July 18 until Saturday, July 21 (7.30pm). How the Vote Was Won and Big Fat Pig is staged on three nights at Castle Street Centre on July 25 and July 27-28 (7.30pm) and Handbagged and Changing Times are also running at Castle Street Centre with performances on July 24 and July 26 at 7.30pm plus a 2pm matinee on Saturday, July 28.

Tickets are available from the Brewery Arts Centre on 01539-725133.