Jess Thom on Beckett's Not I, Disbelieved women in fiction, Deep Throat Choir
Jess Thom on why Beckett's Not I speaks to her so strongly as someone with Tourette's. And why are so many thrillers about women who are not believed?
Jess Thom is a founding member of Touretteshero, a theatre company that celebrates the inherent creativity and humour in Tourette's. She is taking on Samuel Beckett's Not I, a rapidly delivered monologue spoken by a character called Mouth. Jess explains why the text captures her own experience of living with Tourette's and her mission to make theatre more accessible.
"Gaslighting" is a term that sprang from Patrick Hamilton's play Gas Light written 80 years ago, in which a husband attempts to convince his wife she is going mad so that she is not believed by others. It's a trope that's picked up in contemporary thrillers such as Girl on A Train and The Woman in The Window. Novelist Stephanie Merritt and writer and critic Lisa Appignanesi discuss its dramatic appeal.
Deep Throat are a thirty-strong all-female choir who blend their voices with percussion to produce a unique sound. The founder Luisa Gerstein and choir member Tanya Auclair discuss how they developed their style and their collaborations.
Presenter: Morgan Quaintance
Producer: Hannah Robins.
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Disbelieved women in fiction
Duration: 08:40
Jess Thom on Beckett's Not I
Duration: 08:25
Deep Throat Choir
Duration: 09:04
Jess Thom on Beckett's Not I
performs Beckett's Not I at the , London聽until 17 March 2018.
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Main image above: Jess Thom as Mouth in Beckett's Not I
Image credit: James Lindsay
Image to the left: Jess Thom (Right) and BSL performer Charmaine Wombwell perform Not I
Image credit: James Lindsay
Deep Throat Choir
is at the on 05 March 2018, and with Simian Mobile Disco at the, London on 04 April 2018.
Simian Mobile Disco have聽collaborated with Deep Throat Choir on a CD, , which is released on 11 May 2018.
Image: Deep Throat Choir
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Role Contributor Presenter Morgan Quaintance Interviewed Guest Jess Thom Interviewed Guest Stephanie Merritt Interviewed Guest Lisa Appignanesi Interviewed Guest Luisa Gerstein Interviewed Guest Tanya Auclair Producer Hannah Robins Broadcast
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