A punchy, bodily piece on the gap between outer world and inner experience in a highly sensitive child. At the edge of reality and absurdity – the world highly sensitive people live in every day.
A single performer shifts between identities and uses light, sound, body and voice to externalise internal hell. A 6-year-old-child – Kiddi – is shown through the body of a 45-year-old woman. Feel the experience of high sensitivity and see the world through the eyes of 6-year-old Kiddi.
Act I is entirely subjective. It's bodily, distorted, immersive. It's an inner reality of Kiddi.
Act II switches into an objective, observational register. The actress changes appearance on stage and becomes a neutral external narrator. The same events are retold objectively – what has actually happened.
The play does not ask 'Were the parents good or bad?' but 'What happens when an insufficiently attuned environment meets a highly sensitive nervous system.'
Age recommendation: 14+
Duration: 40 minutes
Price: £12
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom
Show accessibility: None
Content warnings: Sudden loud noises, flashing lights.
Cast & Creatives
Director: Nadia Larina
Performer: Nadia Larina
Writer: Nadia Larina