“Slickly produced pieces tackle important issues ”The Stage
When reports highlighted a low Covid-19 vaccine take up within the Black British community, it prompted conflicting feelings amongst writers Tonderai, Maheni and Isaac.
Their creative result is three urgent monologues about being black in these pandemic times and the conversations needed to navigate the emerging narratives.
Blaccine: First Dose takes listeners on a personal journey touching on complex realities through a series of three monologues. Told with sincerity and curiosity, this radically honest reflection is followed by a post-show discussion with the writers.
Blaccine: First Dose will be broadcast on Thursday 12, 19 and 26 January 2023 at 7pm, on Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s Sound Stage (Online).
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The Process by Maheni Arthur
Trigger Warning by Tonderai Munyevu
Brixton Royalty by Isaac Tomiczek
Together they make: Blaccine: First Dose
Lead image by Nigel R Glasgow
Cast
Performing The Process
Femi Tiwo
Performing Trigger Warning
Stefan Adegbola
Creative Team
Writer and Director
Tonderai Munyevu
Writer
Maheni Arthur
Writer
Isaac Tomiczek
Co-Director
Debbie Hannan
Sound Designer
Louis Blatherwick
Composer
Rina Mushonga
Assistant Director
Fatima Serghini
Sound Stage Executive Producer
Polly Thomas
Research Assistant
Pia Richards - Glockner
Slickly produced pieces tackle important issues
Three monologues, told from a Black British perspective, tackle subjects ranging from distrust of the medical system to the gentrification of Brixton
Incorporating comments from Black people taken in interviews on the streets of Brixton, the piece is a thought-provoking and captivating audio drama.
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They are so intriguing and significant that you can’t help but continue to listen in.
Definitely recommend this. Writing that feels alive, with a pulse, that feels energetic and that stands for something. Well worth your time. Nice one @wearestockroom https://t.co/UMWe64P8qQ
— Jon Barton (@jnbarton) January 9, 2023
It is this feeling of disconnection – from community, from country – that underpins the Blaccine monologues.
Sharing their roots within Stockroom, the triptych of Maheni Arthur, Tonderai Munyevu (who also directs), and Isaac Tomiczek work with co-director Debbie Hannan to stitch together experiences spanning from 2020 to today and how the pandemic solidified, strengthened, and spotlights the barriers already drawn: of class, of discrimination, of corruption, and of institutional racism and the widening gap.
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