Cutting Out – Viv Gordon Solo performances in Bristol & Wednesday workshops

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Performances: Fri 13th Sep, Fri 20th Sep, Thu 26th & Fri 27th Sep, Thu 3rd & Sat 5th Oct

Cutting Out is coming back!

We are delighted to bring back Viv’s solo show, Cutting Out, which we will be presenting in our very own performance space in Bristol.

“Without doubt the best example of theatre activism I’ve ever seen.” Jo Watson – Founder, A Disorder for Everyone

I was like wot! Abuse has shaped my whole life, and no-one ever talks about it.

Listen.

Silence.

And around this time the NSPCC published the report about the 11 million…

and then Jimmy Savile and up to a thousand victims…

and everyone agrees it’s awful…

but you’re still the downer at the dinner party if you talk about yourself as part of that narrative.

In a tipi in the middle of Somerset, when she was a new mum and there were only the wilds, Viv Gordon remembers. Through her characteristic humour and warmth, Viv leads us through the act of remembering and what happened next. A powerhouse of a show combining installation, live performance and collective acts of resistance – this is a vital call to arms.

Show timings: Doors Open @ 7pm. Show @ 7.30pm. Post Show Discussion @ 8.30pm. Event End @ 9pm.

Get tickets here 

Finding The Words Workshop Series

Facilitated by 3 inspiring CSA survivor creatives, this iteration of our Finding The Words workshops will feature 3 FREE workshops over 6 weeks for CSA survivors, friends and allies, exploring puppetry, collage and various other creative activities.

Dates and times: Wednesdays, 18th September – 23rd October, 10:30 am – 1 pm

Venue Information

9 Broad Walk, Viv Gordon Company shop space (Formerly Shoe Zone), Knowle, BS4 2RA

Getting there: Broadwalk Shopping Centre is a 36-minute walk from Bristol Temple Meads train station (directions here). There are also many bus stops nearby with regular buses on various routes.

Parking: In the Broadwalk Shopping Centre car park, parking is free. The car park is open from 8 am – 10 pm. There are clearly marked bays – please make sure you park in the unlabelled bays unless you qualify for blue badge or parent & child.

Please note that although Broadwalk Shopping Centre is not within the Bristol Clean Air Zone, you may have to travel through it. Details on the CAZ, whether you are eligible to pay and the charges are available here.

Access: Broadwalk Shopping Centre is a fully accessible venue. The entrance, Viv Godorn Shop Space and Toilets (Male, Female and Accessible) are all on a single level. The entrance to the shopping centre and our shop space is at pavement level / step free.

There will be wellbeing support and signposting information available for anyone who needs it.

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