Troubled
In partnership with Power of Women- Thanet Playhouse
About
It’s 1993, Mum won’t let Alice go to Funderland because Belfast is burning.
‘How about Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves and Chinese chicken balls instead?’
Fast forward to the present day, where Alice meets Tim, finally falling in love but can she escape the legacy of a childhood shaped by conflict or is this the moment everything unravels?
Troubled is an explosive tale of love, loss and human connection- told with tea and biscuits.
Blending storytelling, projection, and audience interaction, Troubled reckons with the past, offering us hope for the future.
This performance contains reference to BPD, alcohol misuse, conflict within home/society, descriptive language around a mental health crisis (incl reference to self harm/ hearing voices), bereavement.
The lead artist has created this story based on her own lived experience and subsequent recovery. Whilst these subjects are heavy, they are placed in the context of a recovery journey and a feeling that a journey towards wellbeing is possible.
Reviews
"An excitingly honest depiction of the power of human connection told with exquisite language, stunning song and daring vulnerability"
Gallery
Credits
Staff
- Produced by RACHAEL HALLIWELL
- Directed by AMIE BURNS WALKER
- Movement direction by NANCY KETTLE
- Lighting and video by RACHEL SAMPLEY
- Sound by ED HEATON
- Dramaturgy by ADAM FOSTER
- Dramaturgy by CAROLINE HORTON
- Outside eye ROISIN GALLAGHER
- Community facilitation by ANNIE SUTTON
- Access support by RUTH MARINER
- Access support by ALICE DUNHAM
Cast
Suzy Crothers
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