Period Drama by Olga Kaleta (with integrated BSL by Sherrie Eugene Hart) is a surreal, episodic dark comedy about mental health, identity & recovery that mixes autobiographical storytelling with bold physicality. Exploring personal experiences of chronic anxiety in a world where fear is starting to look like common sense, Period Drama offers a deep dive into the question of wellness through a feminist lens, via slasher flicks, bloody knickers & existential dilemmas of insects. Combining dark humour & physical comedy, this poignant, beautiful & laugh-out-loud performance challenges ideas of who we are & what we are meant to become.
Directed by Laura Murphy & Nicole A’Court-Stuart and Produced by Thea Woodrow.
Period Drama is a Circus City commission for Circus City’s Respond Programme and has been created with support from Arts Council England and Arts Council of Wales, and those who play the National Lottery.
Credits
Written & performed by Olga Kaleta
BSL interpretation by Sherrie Eugene-Hart
Co-Directed by Laura Murphy & Nicole A’Court-Stuart
Produced by Thea Woodrow
Consultant Producer Nicole A’Court-Stuart
Main music theme composed by Ashley John Long
Set Design by Lauren Dix
Lighting Design by Jenny Roxburgh
Technical Stage Management by Rowan Virgo & Donald Craigie
Access Support to Olga Kaleta by Ruby Burgess & Chloe Mantripp
BSL creative consultancy by DL Williams & Eva Fielding-Jackson
Costume Supervision by Charly Riddett
- Photography by Heather Birnie: