This podcast is all about looking back at the things we keep ‘for the memories’. In each episode, Susanna asks guests to bring in three significant memories from their lives. The first item is from a childhood memory, the second is an item from a tough time, and lastly, a memory they'll cherish forever. After each discussion, the guest will decide whether to keep the item or shred it into pieces.
The podcast was supported by Audio Always via the ‘Manchester Amplified’ scheme. The scheme was launched in May 2022 to celebrate the Salford-based audio production company’s 10th anniversary! The podcast was selected by a panel of experts from across arts and media, including Keisha Thompson ( Artistic Director of Contact Theatre), Linton Stephens (BBC Radio 3 presenter), Nathaniel J Hall (Co-Artistic Director of Dibby Theatre) and Jane Beese (Director of Music at MIF).
Emergency StopGap, (hÄb) Word of Warning, NIAMOS Manchester
Hoarding usually begins at a young age and can stem from not having many belongings as a child, seeing parents do the same, and/or increases after a trauma.
Susanna had been hoarding newspapers, birthday cards, letters from prisoners, McFly posters, gig tickets, theatre programmes, a rock from an ex-boyfriend, keys to unknown doors, and other miscellaneous items, so when Susanna's Dad and Sister died (18 months apart) the hoarding grew to astronomical levels.
Landfill of Memories is an autobiographical performance about hoarding and our relationship to trauma, grief and death. Expect storytelling, spontaneous shredding and letting go…
Once the material is gone from her life, the show can never be seen again…
Originally presented and commissioned as part of Emergency StopGap by Word of Warning.
Supported by HOME and The Pleasance Theatre Trust.
Royal Exchange Theatre. Photo by Chris Payne Photopgraphy
This is work in progress performance with Les Femmes Ridicule.
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