“This summer, she comes to my door and tells me she’s been diagnosed with depression and I think to myself –
not this again”
My friend.
My cousin.
My sister.
My step dad.
So, we know what you’re thinking.
It’s going to get real sad and serious from now on.
And you’re not wrong, there is going to be stuff in here that is sad.
And serious.
But don’t worry. We’ve got pork scratchings.
A piece about mental health and offering support.
About not getting it right all of the time.
But trying.
not this again”
My friend.
My cousin.
My sister.
My step dad.
So, we know what you’re thinking.
It’s going to get real sad and serious from now on.
And you’re not wrong, there is going to be stuff in here that is sad.
And serious.
But don’t worry. We’ve got pork scratchings.
A piece about mental health and offering support.
About not getting it right all of the time.
But trying.
Available for booking
This piece is available for booking as part of conferences/ wellbeing events for staff or students/ theatre festivals.
Please contact [email protected] for enquiries.
Please contact [email protected] for enquiries.
'Powerful and enlightening'
Rethink Mental Illness
'The subject matter may appear dense for some and suggests a dark and dreary work would follow. However A Pint Sized Conversation is absolutely not that. It is witty, clever, anecdotal and real, not to mention enthusiastically uplifting'
Ask The Ushers
'Innovative and highly effective'
Razz Mag
'Stories are told with clear emotion, with a sense of absolute honesty; it feels less like theatre and more like a protest, a prayer or a confession. There is absolutely no artistic gloss at these points, and it is blisteringly painful to hear and to recognise the ubiquity of suffering in this particular field. It is totally human, and raw, and urgently, desperately necessary'
Upper Circle
'Curtains are pulled open and walls dissolved as we’re invited... to share in a very real experience. Nothing is filtered out, even the stuff that’s hard to talk about. Every one of the ensemble articulates themselves wonderfully'
Exeunt
'Angry but uplifting; powerless but empowering, sad, but ultimately upbeat; defiant...
you could well find yourself buying them a drink’-
The PRSD
'It’s one of the most informative, effective and inventive pieces of theatre I’ve ever seen'
London Theatre 1
'you'll leave feeling uplifted, entertained and illuminated'
The Peg
Rethink Mental Illness
'The subject matter may appear dense for some and suggests a dark and dreary work would follow. However A Pint Sized Conversation is absolutely not that. It is witty, clever, anecdotal and real, not to mention enthusiastically uplifting'
Ask The Ushers
'Innovative and highly effective'
Razz Mag
'Stories are told with clear emotion, with a sense of absolute honesty; it feels less like theatre and more like a protest, a prayer or a confession. There is absolutely no artistic gloss at these points, and it is blisteringly painful to hear and to recognise the ubiquity of suffering in this particular field. It is totally human, and raw, and urgently, desperately necessary'
Upper Circle
'Curtains are pulled open and walls dissolved as we’re invited... to share in a very real experience. Nothing is filtered out, even the stuff that’s hard to talk about. Every one of the ensemble articulates themselves wonderfully'
Exeunt
'Angry but uplifting; powerless but empowering, sad, but ultimately upbeat; defiant...
you could well find yourself buying them a drink’-
The PRSD
'It’s one of the most informative, effective and inventive pieces of theatre I’ve ever seen'
London Theatre 1
'you'll leave feeling uplifted, entertained and illuminated'
The Peg
Biogs.
Dylan Frankland
Dylan is an actor and theatre maker from Cornwall. He is also Co-Artistic Director of Kill The Cat Theatre (Bikeshed Graduate Company in residence 2016-2017) and has collaborated with a range of artists including Nigel Barrett, Louise Mari, Little Soldier Productions, Sarah Mooney, and Wassail Theatre. Current projects include TALK.- an interactive series of installations designed to be experienced with a stranger, exploring loneliness and connection. dylanfrankland.uk |
Rosa Day-Jones
Rosa is a theatre maker, performer and writer from Cheltenham. She has written and directed several theatre pieces, which have gone on to be performed at arts festivals throughout the South West. Rosa specialises in combining live music, poetry and physical theatre into her work all supporting interesting and thematically challenging scripts. Previous work has included GUIDANCE FOR AMATEUR CIDER MAKERS (Poltimore Festival), BARK AT THE MOON (T3 Fest), and COPE (RAW Emerging Arts Platform). |
Tobias Grace
Tobias is an actor and theatre maker, based in Bristol. In collaboration with 'Living Well Dying Well' his work has explored the power of theatre in local communities such as Death Cafes and providing audiences with a platform for discussion. With a particular knack for physical performance he is also a dab hand at magic tricks and solving rubix cubes. Performance history includes: WOOLF (Edinburgh Fringe), ANIMAL FARM (Northcott Theatre), ZIPS (The Bike Shed Theatre) and COPE (RAW Emerging Arts Platform). |
Dramaturgy by Madeleine Allardice.
Produced by Kill The Cat Theatre.
With thanks to Katherine Lea, Megan Luke, Kelly Bray, Helen Callaghan, Beth Clarence, Alice McGregor and Ryan O'Grady for their collaboration and support.
Produced by Kill The Cat Theatre.
With thanks to Katherine Lea, Megan Luke, Kelly Bray, Helen Callaghan, Beth Clarence, Alice McGregor and Ryan O'Grady for their collaboration and support.
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Promotional photography: Matt Austin Images
Production photography: Steve Tanner.
Production photography: Steve Tanner.