A blonde performer throws her hair upward with both hands raised in a comic, high-energy moment.

Patrick Studio, Birmingham Hippodrome2023

The Good Enough Mums Club

The Production

The REcreate Agency and Spin Arts presented the premiere production of The Good Enough Mums Club, a new musical based on real-life stories of motherhood. The show opened at Birmingham Hippodrome’s Patrick Studio in October 2023 before touring UK venues.

34 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Sarah Meadows, Michelle Payne
Musical Director: Debbi Clarke
Choreographer: Natasha Harrison
Lighting Design: Aaron J Dootson
Set & Costume Design: Libby Todd
Sound Design: Andy Johnson
Photography: Steve Gregson

The company performs to a seated audience, with coloured music stands spread across the black-box stage.

A performer laughs with both hands raised behind a green music stand as another performer watches from a seated position.

One seated performer reaches a hand toward another in a close, warmly lit moment beside a music stand.

The ensemble performs a synchronized gesture behind a row of coloured music stands under bright stage lighting.

A performer sings or speaks with a pained expression behind a red music stand against a black backdrop.

A round production badge sits on a music stand, with colourful chairs and stands blurred in the background.

A smiling person takes a selfie with the company gathered behind them among instruments and stage equipment.

A blonde performer gestures outward while speaking, with another performer watching beside her.

One performer comforts another at a red music stand while they share a quiet, emotional exchange.

The company moves energetically across the stage, with one performer kneeling and others reaching toward each other.

A script for The Good Enough Mums Club rests on a music stand beneath bright stage lights.

A performer smiles gently with one hand raised behind a green music stand.

Two performers react expressively near music stands, with a drum kit and other musicians visible behind a clear screen.

Two performers clasp hands in a tense, quiet two-shot, one looking serious while the other glances down.

A technician or musician works at a laptop in moody blue light at the side of the stage.

A performer sings with her head tipped back and one hand lifted, brightly lit against the dark stage.

The full company performs across the stage with coloured music stands, instruments and chairs arranged in a wide rehearsal-style setup.

Three performers share a laughing exchange near music stands, with a bassist seated behind them.

Two performers hold hands and sing or speak toward each other beside green and red music stands.

A person leans over an orange music stand, writing or marking pages under focused stage light.

The ensemble performs in front of an audience, with arms raised across the stage and coloured stands punctuating the scene.

A performer in blue stands behind a yellow music stand, looking forward with a composed expression.

A standing performer smiles at a green music stand while seated performers and instruments frame her behind.

Two performers stand hand in hand and sing downstage while musicians and coloured stands sit behind them.

A performer leans forward over a green stand with animated hands and a playful expression.

Two performers embrace warmly beside the music stands while another musician sits blurred in the background.

A red-haired performer stands near a red music stand as surrounding cast members clap and react around her.

A performer in blue smiles behind a yellow stand while holding one hand to her ear as if on a phone.

The full company faces the audience in a wide stage view, several performers raising their hands in unison.

Two performers face each other closely, laughing or speaking as one rests a hand near the other's shoulder.

A performer stands with both arms raised among seated musicians and brightly coloured music stands on a black-box stage.

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