this show is all about hearts & heartlessness. octopi have three hearts and produce their own ink yet humans call octopi violent for throwing seashells underwater. (thats interpretive dance!). humans confine these creatures then medicate them for 'zoochosis'. that medication caused our heart-attacks. our psychiatric jailers called these 'side-effects'. bleak humour is proven to aid survival. a game of competitive empathy will be played; psychiatry will be reduced to firewood; squid will fly & edible-love-poetry shared with all. heartfelt is about reframing narratives & learning to grow.
Alex Kelly of Third Angel is outside eye director.
have a heart and watch this wildly inventive disability-led solo theatre show.
Click here to watch the trailer.
heartfelt is backed by MGC futures bursary; Graeae beyond bursary; Level Centre Residency; Slung Low Leeds seed funding.
Reviews:
Tobi King Bakare and this theatre deserve a shout-out for such a young, diverse audience. There is so much talk about audiences being full of over 60s and why, why can’t theatres get the crowds in to reflect society in general? Well, I’m happy to say that on a rainy Thursday evening, the theatre was completely full.
Caiti Grove on Before I Go in CPT's Spring 2023 season London Theatre Reviews
