Previously, I wrote about five feminist picks at Vault Festival β an eight-week long festival full of theatre, comedy, spoken word, and more, held in and around The Vaults in London Waterloo. Credit: Poor Michelle Theatre Company. When I came to see Violet β a one-woman show about mental health, intergenerational relationships and loneliness β it seemed apt that I was going alone, having had one of those days.
As the main character, Bertie, started to speak, I felt at the brink of tears. It felt natural to relate heavily as many in their twenties and thirties would to the indecisiveness that comes from somehow having so many yet so few options in life. It is beautifully written and performed by Bebe Sanders, who manages to transport you exactly where each part of the narrative takes place. I was so impressed that I bought the script.
Credit: Kaleido Film Collective. I went into I Would Like to Get to Know You thinking the whole show would be a light-hearted look at dating, where I could relate and laugh along. Although such a huge topic was difficult to explore with much depth in under an hour, the use of real-life interviews gave an insight into modern-day dating. Even the more comical elements, such as a video of a date represented by a rabbit vibrator, had a slightly deeper meaning about the way we now treat each other as disposable β dating apps have made it so much easier to meet people but not necessarily to stay with one person.
We were also asked to consider divorce rates, which begs the question as to why so many of us do look for a monogamous life partner, when it is so likely to not be for life. Credit: Anonymous is a Woman Theatre Company. I had assumed we might be in a small hut that I had seen at the entrance to Leake Street.
We gathered at the side of the wall, were asked to close our eyes and decided who to meet first: Jaz or Lou. We decided to meet Jaz, and all of a sudden one man in the group starts to talk. After a few seconds, it registers that this is Jaz. We are wary how much we should say, so stick to silent nods to approve it.
