Alexithymia

In one sentence: a play about not being able to articulate how you are feeling

How did it come about?

In this show I was aiming to create a work with autistic collaborators that both honoured their story and could be accessible for non-autistic people, so they could gain a deeper, embodied understanding of autism spectrum. My role as director was to interpret the evolving script and offer a feminist lens to the process. The process was a masterclass in communication styles where we all learnt a lot. Some of the directorial approaches included devising games/rules for how the colour coordinated space was used, learning from workshops led by the autistic collaborators, using sound and light to create structures that offered time and place since the set was minimal and using Laban and Chekhov technique to work with actors to arrive at the playing style. 

“This is a beautifully polished piece of theatre… directed with flair by Jayde Kirchert and performed with exemplary timing” — Stage Whispers

Show info

Premiered at the Meat Market for the Poppy Seed Festival November 2017

Jayde Kirchert - Director/Co-Producer
Tom Middleditch - Writer/Co-Producer
Stu Brown - Visual Designer/Co-Producer
James Matthews - Dramaturge
Phillip Dallas - Sound Designer
Peter Amesbury - Lighting Designer
Sophie Andrew - Stage Manager
Jacinta Anderson - Production Assistant
Trailer videography & edit: Lucas Heil
Production photography: Tom Overend
Hero Image: UA Creative

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Image credit Tom Overend