About
BA American Theatre Arts’ Barn Season 2026 explores the forces that shape our lives – friendship, identity, power, and the ties that bind us. Bold, urgent, and inventive, these plays reflect the voices, passions, and contradictions of contemporary life.
The Maladies by Carmen Nasr
Directed by Olivia Munk
I’m tired.
I’m tired of living in a world that’s not mine.
1518. Strasbourg. A woman dances until she cannot stop.
1519. Tanzania. A schoolgirl’s laughter spreads from village to village.
1520. USA. Cheerleaders are overtaken by uncontrollable twitching.
1521. London. A group of women suddenly lose the ability to speak.
When a group of women in London mysteriously fall silent, no one can figure out why. The team at an all-female podcast decide to investigate and end up on a journey of discovery, uncovering more than they bargained for.
Drawing on real outbreaks of Mass Hysteria – The Maladies by Carmen Nasr explores silence, contagion, and what happens when being unheard becomes unbearable.
This is an amateur production by arrangement with Nick Hern Books.
Programme
2pm, 27 February
7pm, 27 February
2pm, 28 February
Venue: Barn Theatre, Rose Bruford College
Content & technical warnings: to be confirmed
Run time: 90 minutes
How to book
Please book here.
Cast
To be confirmed