Julie and her balloon are old friends, now living on the streets of London.
A careleaver left without support some 20 years ago, she hangs onto her one remaining childhood treasure, an old balloon. Now wearing it as a lucky charm around her neck, she makes a living selling painted balloons to passers-by while sharing stories about her experiences outside the social ‘system.’
Addressing the ‘addiction traps’ that many homeless people face, this play includes real-life testimonies, shining a light on the individual experience, in an attempt to humanise attitudes towards homelessness.
Using auditory interludes, this unflinching one-woman theatre piece combines comedy and raw emotion to express a contemporary-driven perspective of being homeless. This play will take you on a journey from politics and philosophy to booze demons and first-date failures.
Company: Wooden Stick theatre
Genre: Theatre
Duration: 60 mins
Lower Age Suitability: 16
Upper Age Suitability: +
Under 2's are allowed in for free on the lap of a guardian.
Venues: The Rotunda Theatre: Squeak
Assistance Dogs Welcome Wheelchair Access
Content Warnings: References to Drug/Alcohol Misuse References to Mental Illness Contains Swearing Additional Content Warning: This is a 16+ performance
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