Offie-nominated solo show by Untethered + Hinterland, with physical comedy and an acoustic folk-pop score, about a pregnant cycle courier.
Untethered + Hinterland bring Am I Losing My Mind or Just My Figure? to The Barnfield Theatre on Thursday 14 and Friday 15 January, with both nights starting at 7:00 PM. It's an Offie-nominated solo show that follows Fin, a freelance illustrator on a zero-hour contract working as a cycle courier, whose world shifts in her late twenties when she unexpectedly falls pregnant. The pregnancy forces her to confront her own belief systems and the way expectant mothers are othered, and the show uses physical comedy, an acoustic folk-pop score and original projected illustrations to look at the female lived experience. It runs for 60 minutes with no interval.
There's a bit of history to this one: it's a reimagined adaptation of a play that premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe 24 years ago, in 2001, and later transferred to the Pleasance in London. New material has been added since, with actor and maker Genevieve Labuschagne collaborating with the show's originator, Sam Holland-Bunyan. Labuschagne takes the stage alone, and the credits go to Holland-Bunyan for writing, with additional material from Labuschagne herself. Tabby Bunyan handles the design and Jason Ahn is on lighting.
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Untethered + Hinterland are brand-new, female-led companies bringing their collaborative style to the stage. Critics have described the show as gritty yet inviting, frustrating yet hopeful. Tickets are £13.00, and it's playing at The Barnfield Theatre on Barnfield Road, Exeter, EX1 1SN, on Thursday 14 and Friday 15 January at 7:00 PM.
