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What We Do

Heroine City is a multi-platform storytelling studio developing female-led historical IP across immersive experiences, interactive documentary, digital platforms, and television and film.We collaborate with historians, cultural institutions and creative partners to transform real history into compelling story worlds. By uncovering overlooked lives and reframing familiar narratives, we create work that connects past and present and reshapes cultural memory for contemporary audiences.

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Who We Are

Lynsey Shaw is a creative producer, performer and founder of Heroine City, a storytelling studio developing female-led historical IP across immersive, digital and screen formats. Her work bridges heritage, entertainment and cultural memory, with a focus on reimagining how history is told for contemporary audiences.Her career began in music, performing with chart-topping acts across major UK stages, before moving to Los Angeles to work in television and film production. Returning to the UK, she has led award-winning digital first and immersive projects including ‘Charlie’s 2020 Vision’ and the Edinburgh Fringe production ‘Once Upon a Crime,’ alongside large-scale heritage and digital storytelling initiatives.She holds a distinction in MA Cultural Heritage and is currently a doctoral researcher in History and Cultural Memory at King’s College London, where her research informs her practice in developing new narrative forms grounded in real history.