After Birth is a collaboration between 3 artists from 3 art forms.
The drawings by visual artist Naomi Kendrick, the monologues written by playwright Nicola Schofield, and the soundscapes composed by singer/songwriter Jennifer Hardy will be presented as a scratch performance at Co:LAB Festival 2018 to experiment if this collision of collaboration works.
Set Designer David Haworth has created a beautiful space in which to house them.
Read MoreAs part of Co:LAB Festival 2018
Photos & Videos of the set and performance
Design by David Haworth
Audience comments from AFTER BIRTH at Co:LAB Festival 2018.
Read MorePart of Co:LAB Festival 2018
After Birth is a multi-media installation and performance putting the hidden issue of maternal mental health in public.
"This is not what I'd imagined.
If I was your bathroom you'd have called a plumber by now.
I'm leaking."
How do mothers voice they're struggling during a time society expects to be the best?
Come with a babe in arms, alone or within a group to a safe space where the unspoken is expressed visually, musically and through monologues. Engage with the installation on your own terms or attend a performance.
Let's change the language around motherhood to something more honest.
Read MorePart of The Lowry’s SHOOTS scratch performance night.
Two monologues were presented: LEAK and FEAR.
Written by Nicola Schofield
Directed by Amy Hailwood
Performed by Sara Abanur