Becoming: Part One, a series of workshop performances, in the Donmar's rehearsal space
Preview by Lizzie Guilfoyle
FROM Tuesday, June 27 to Saturday, July 1, 2017, the Donmar Warehouse is presenting Becoming: Part One, a series of workshop performances written and performed by Rosalie Craig and Michelle Terry. This unique project represents the first time a public performance has taken place in the Donmar’s rehearsal space on Dryden Street.
We were all born.
And immediately like, immediately that was the time I thought “And I’m a Mum.”
Writers and performers Rosalie Craig and Michelle Terry share their very personal experiences of giving birth six months ago, remembering now because they are already starting to forget.
Since becoming mothers at the end of 2016, Michelle and Rosalie have been working with the Donmar to explore how the theatre might work in new and different ways to allow them to be both artists and new mothers. The pair wanted to reflect on this turbulent time of change, so the Donmar co-commissioned them to research and write about this first ‘golden year’ – a phrase used in child development studies to refer to the first twelve months of a child’s life.
Join them for a limited run of very relaxed, workshop performances at the Donmar’s rehearsal space on Dryden Street. While the show is aimed at adults, babes in arms are also welcome. And audience members are invited to stay on after the performance to continue the conversation.
The Donmar has been a consortium member of Parents in the Performing Arts (PIPA) since 2016. As a partner of PIPA’s Best Practice Research project, the Donmar is trialling news ways of working to inform industry practice on working with parents and children. It will share the learning from the process of creating Becoming: Part One with PIPA.
A podcast of Becoming: Part One will be released later this year. Sign up to the Donmar e-newsletter to follow this investigation into the ‘golden year’ of becoming a parent.
Tickets are now on sale and available from the box office on 020 3282 3808 (no booking fees, £1 postage fee may apply) or online at www.donmarwarehouse.com/.
Image: Michelle Terry and Rosalie Craig. Photo Helen Maybanks.
Donmar Warehouse Rehearsal Space, 3 Dryden Street, London, WC2E 9NA
Also at the Donmar: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, starring Lenny Henry (until June 17, 2017).