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  • Past Life

    Tue 16 May - Wed 17 May, 7.15pm
    Tickets £8 - £12
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    From gym to art classes, vibrant clubs to dingy flats. Past Life catapults through a dynamic story of Kiera’s life in a punchy, creatively accessible and energetic one person show.
    Content Notice
    Running Time 75 min
    Wheelchair Accessible
    Wheelchair Accessible
    Captioned Performance
    Captioned Performance
    Relaxed Performance
    Relaxed Performance
    BSL Performance
    BSL Performance 17th. Interpreter: Becky Barry
    Assistance dogs welcome
    Assistance dogs welcome
    Audio Description
    Audio Description
    Content Notice
    Content NoticeStrong themes of sexual assault, abuse, mental health, talk of suicide and moments of loud music. Suitable for 16+

    Past Life. A multi-sensory exploration that follows Kiera as she revisits her Past Life, a life she felt ready to feel again, a life she thought she missed. But can you re open a wound without hurting yourself again?
    We follow her (and Betty the brain) as they navigate their way through a storm of boxing rings, sleepless nights, gym glasses paint throwing and coming to terms with loss. A genre bending show that intertwines a dynamic sound score, audio descriptive language, creative captioning’s and projected animation to aid an energetic, fast paced and harrowing telling of what trauma looks like in the 21st century. This story is for everybody, made to feel like just another body.


    For you.
    For me.
    For us all.

    Credits

    • Written and performed by Alice Christina-Corrigan
    • Directed by Madelaine Moore
    • Produced by Ella Dale

     

    • Movement Director Mark Conway
    • Assistant Director Lata Nobes
    • Tour Manager: Laurel Marks
    • Set Design by Carly Altberg
    • Lighting Design by Megan Lucas
    • Captioning & Sound Design by Alice Christina-Corrigan
    • Animation & Poster Design by Rhian Jennings
    • BSL Interpreter: Becky Barry
    • Trailer Filmed & Edited by: Grant Archer

     

    Supported by Arts Council England, The Lowry, Extant Theatre, Hull Truck, Curve, Camden People's Theatre, The Unity & Carmon Collective.

    "PAST LIFE by Alice Christina-Corrigan blew my sweet little mind, beautiful writing, unreal performance, and electric, stunning creative captioning"
    Calm Down Dear Festival 2022 audience
    "Written and performed by the unstoppable Alice Christina-Corrigan. Gorgeous, dexterous writing. Funny, heart-breaking and healing. Sharp, considered direction"
    Calm Down Dear Festival 2022 audience
    "Alice Christina-Corrigan presents an empowered monologue about the regaining of strength post an abusive relationship. Fused with bold audio described projections, we share in the protagonist’s new found freedom and an embracing of who they are now."
    Theatre Fullstop
    "An excellent atmosphere in the theatre among the staff and audience"
    Bloomsbury Festival 2022 audience

    “Keep up the good work producing cutting-edge theatre for everyone in London”

    Councillor Jonathan Simpson, 29 January 2018