We aim to make work that speaks to the younger generation.
We want to nurture and spread awareness about important issues that surround young people.
We want to make work that reflects real problems and tells real stories.
As a company we will work hard, turn up and have fun with our work.
(Johnston and Castle, 2019)
I am a member of Tagged, Theatre Company. A Theatre company who opens up healthy conversations around body image.
I Don’t Think You’re Ready is a comedy performance which highlights the issues of body image in a positive way. We are a group of five women who create work which tackles the stigma’s and challenges of today’s society. Our aim is to create work for the younger generation so that we can open up healthy conversations based around the work we make.
I Don’t Think You’re ready is a forty minute performance which is currently being performed around schools in Manchester and Yorkshire. I have also accompanied Tagged in facilitating workshops for young adults aged between 12- 16. Being a part of Tagged has been a wonderful opportunity, because it has invited me to use my own skills and experience to perform professionally to young adults and invite them into a social and creative experience. It is an opportunity which allows me to combine my love of performing, facilitation and theatre making in conjunction with one another and apply it too a professional environment. Body Image has always been something I have struggled with, and being able to participate in this experience has been a wonderful way of getting over my own insecurities. Every time we perform, we get a different response from our audience, and it is a joy to see how our work is impacting younger people of today.
Photo Credit: Jen Todman, Samuel Gray and Imogen Sutherland (2019)
