Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas - Fringe 2023 Badass spinsters

Take one top academic, some dangerous ideas, add one comedian and it’s the force of nature that is the Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas (CODI).

Hosted by comedian Susan Morrison, and now in its eleventh year, CODI is sixty minutes of rapid-fire research from some of the finest minds in the country.

What are the gendered rules of coupledom and motherhood? Should we reject them? Dr Phiona Stanley (Edinburgh Napier University) asks: what happens when women go alone, find new ways of connecting, and start channelling our inner witches? How can we take apart language, starting with the word ‘spinster’ (as opposed to ‘bachelor'); and what's up with 'crazy cat lady' as a gendered insult? What is ‘couplewashing’ when coupledom is everywhere, from advertising to taxes to gym memberships? If you’re a single, childfree woman —or you know one— come and meet other badass spinsters!