UNIG

Starring Meg Haines

22/9/24 - 5pm - doors open at 4.30pm

Free entry, but with the option to donate if you can.

Welsh: unig

English: alone; lonely; mere; only; sole; solitary;

Being alone and feeling lonely are two quite different things. This is a project about both.

We will be wrapping up the first phase of Research & Development with some work-in-progress sharing at Volcano Theatre (Swansea), Citrus Arts (Pontypridd) and Small World Theatre (Cardigan). We’d love to see you there!

Our research time has been spent gossiping (a term originally used to refer to close women friendships without the negative connotations) with womxn* from rural and urban areas in Wales. We have collected stories about female characters in Welsh folklore, and got to know some historical figures who were accused of witchcraft. We’ve been drawing from these sources, as well as the life of our very own, Meg, a single 30-year-old woman living in Pembrokeshire and her alter-ego Spike, a slightly sleazy trash explosion also known as ‘The Bassist Without a Band’ to begin the development of a comedy solo performance that combines dance theatre, aerial hoop and projection.

*inclusive of trans and non-binary people

Supported by Arts Council Wales, CREATE Fund

Image credit: Lily T-Wells

CREDITS

Megan Haines: Performer, co-artistic lead 

Marianne Tuckman: Director, co-artistic lead

Lily Tiger T-Wells: Filmmaker, co-artistic lead

Ben Duke, Lost Dog: Artistic mentor

Mali, The Dog: Performer, cat  

Marcelo Daza Schmittner: Sound design support