BALANCING ACTS (2017)

 

A multi-media performance telling the stories of six men and women's experience of depression, and the unique ways they find to cope: from diving and boxing to sex and song.

 

Based on candid interviews, the show uses film and verbatim performance to re-create their worlds, from a 61-year-old agoraphobic man to a 27-year-old deep sea diver. The show aims to build a deeper emotional insight into the condition, to encourage new conversations and explore ways to deal with and potentially overcome it.

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BALANCING ACTS transferred to The Garage Norwich following a sold-out run at VAULT Festival 2017, and sold-out premiere performances at Camden People's Theatre in December 2016:​

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Praise for BALANCING ACTS from VAULT Festival 2017:

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★★★★★ 
"Vince’s performances are both versatile and compelling" 
- The Reviews Hub

★★★★
"These are huge, recorded and frank discussions of depression - refreshingly so... a powerful installation at the Vaults Festival"
- Theatre Bubble

★★★★ 
“Intimate, honest and hopeful” 
- Mental Movement Magazine

"Breathtakingly different ... 

This is story-telling at it's finest" 
- Disability Arts Online

"Extremely authentic and brave ... 

This show is a real journey of emotion"
- London Theatre 1​

 

“An emotional realness that is as arresting as it is rare”

- A Younger Theatre

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