HerStory

Portsmouth High School GDST is hosting HerStory on Thursday 8 October, from 6.30 to 8.00pm. It's an immersive celebration of inspirational women who've shaped the world through creativity, courage, leadership, discovery and innovation, and the whole thing is put on by the pupils themselves.

Rather than a single performance or a static display, it's built around a few different things running at once. There are exhibitions to walk through, live performances, artwork, and research on display, alongside interactive experiences you can get involved with. The pupils bring these stories to life across the school, and the aim is to inspire the next generation to make history of their own.

It's a pupil-led project, so the exhibitions and performances come from the students' own work and research. The focus is on women who've made an impact across a wide range of fields — creativity, courage, leadership, discovery and innovation — so you'll find stories from quite different corners of history in the same room. The immersive format means you're not just sitting and watching; you move through the displays and performances at your own pace.

Entry is £1, with all proceeds going to this year's Head Girl Charity, Simon Says. It runs from 6.30 to 8.00pm on Thursday 8 October at Portsmouth High School GDST.