Set in an era not too long before now, Hopelessly Devoted is an intimate audio story for one. Inspired by the time Jenny developed a hot and heavy crush on the telephone voice of her universal credit consultant, Hopelessly Devoted and a quest to find connection against a backdrop of suspicion, isolation and a pervasive culture of rape.
Hopelessly Devoted is a semi autobiographical story which unpicks desire, kink, sex positivity, abuse and survival. It’s an act of resilience against mainstream sexual culture and call for us all to work out how to make each other feel safe and ecstatically loved.
If you are unable to attend the event in person, you can access Hopelessly Devoted from home via: hopelessly-devoted.com p/w MINX
Hopelessly Devoted contains swearing throughout as well as references to sex and abuse.
Recommended for audiences aged 12+
Available throughout the Calm Down, Dear festival in the CPT foyer
Created by Jenny Gaskell
Performers: Jenny Gaskell and Chris Thorpe
Creative Technologist and Telephone Designer: Chris Ball
Graphic and Digital Designer: Lisa Mattocks
Audio Mastering: Serafin Dinges
Supported by Lowri Evans & Heidi Taylor-Wood
Hopelessly Devoted was created with support of Cambridge Junction, HOME, a-n and Arts Council England.
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