Presented by Theatre & Social Change BA (Hons) students.
New Performances by Beth Clarke, Oz Dennett, Hellena Fischer, Ella McGran, Jane Morris & Néa Ishana Ranganathan, David Woolcott.
Lighting Designer Isabel Wolf
Production Stage Manager Jess Berry
Festival of Independent Creative Practice
Urgent, engaging and innovative performance work and art from Theatre & Social Change. Six brand new works ask critical questions for the world today with humour, with compassion, with quiet contemplation, with sonic overwhelm, with curiosity, and with dedication.
Stop Looking at my Cake
‘Stop Looking at my Cake’ is a multimedia art installation of Oz’s artistic journey towards healing, growing, and learning to love oneself as a fat person in a world that doesn’t want us to be fat, through rediscovering a long lost love of baking.
Through many mediums such as photography, sculpture and collage, Oz explores themes including; love after abuse, desirability politics, childhood shame, eating disorders and the importance of having some damn good cake.
No booking required.
Thursday 21 March from 3pm – 6pm
Venue: LH007, Rose Bruford College, Burnt Oak Lane, Sidcup, DA15 9DF
My Boy’s Blood
“When two lives collide, we get to see the other side…”
‘My Boy’s Blood’ is a verbatim piece turned one man rap story. The show follows the true story of a mother who lost her son to knife crime in 2006, intertwined with the creators personal experiences growing up amidst violence within the same town. This piece of theatre with an original musical score is an important, emotional and interactive journey from grief and loss to resilience and hope.
Thursday 21 March at 6.15pm
Venue: Theatre Studio, Rose Bruford College, Burnt Oak Lane, Sidcup, DA15 9DF
Due
‘Due’ is a journey of self-discovery and celebration, a captivating and relatable performance that explores the beauty and challenges of life and natural cycles of the human body. Through a mix of poetry, film and visual art, the story navigates the complexities of menstruation, societal expectations, and personal growth. An intimate and thought-provoking exploration of the human experience, filled with humour and honesty.
Thursday 21 March at 7:45pm
Venue: Theatre Studio, Rose Bruford College, Burnt Oak Lane, Sidcup, DA15 9DF
we are on the brink of something
there is a cycle of seven scores and if you do them often enough, the world changes shape.
a nymph dance-sculpts with clay, string, earth, and stone.
a woman in white is haunting the trees.
slowly, cycle by cycle, a stone becomes a mountain.
this performance is site-specific and durational, taking place outside. we are exploring the profound link between resistance and landscapes.
this performance is via invitation only.
Thursday 21 March
Venue: Rose Bruford College, Burnt Oak Lane, Sidcup, DA15 9DF
Uncle John
Bethany invites you to join them in a one-hour interactive performance/raffle draw to help them sort out their Uncle John’s undeclared charity shopping addiction. Help Bethany decide which items to keep… to chuck away…and to donate back to the charity shop against John’s will. Each item has a story, a history, a memory. How will you decide which memories are worth keeping and which ones are worth letting go?
Friday 22 March at 4.30pm
Venue: Theatre Studio, Rose Bruford College, Burnt Oak Lane, Sidcup, DA15 9DF
Operation Shrink
Welcome to Operation Shrink: secrets, snacks, and sabotage.
An autobiographical solo show addressing themes of disordered eating, mental illness, and perfectionism. Operation Shrink holds a magnifying glass up to my brain and helps you to unravel all of the secrets that might be hiding away up there. Together we will gossip, play, dance, exercise profusely, and critically reflect on our time together.
Friday 22 March at 6pm
Venue: Theatre Studio, Rose Bruford College, Burnt Oak Lane, Sidcup, DA15 9DF
