I'm a Phoenix, Bitch
Battersea Arts Centre · 03 OCT - 20 OCT
Bryony Kimmings returns with her first solo show in nearly a decade.
Overview
In 2016, Bryony nearly drowned. Postnatal breakdowns, an imploding relationship and a very sick child left her sitting beneath the waves hoping she could slowly turn to shell. Two years later and she is able to deal with life again, but wears the scars of that year like a dark and heavy cloak. Who do we become after trauma? How do we turn pain into power? How do we fly instead of drown?
A mythical legend performed straight from a heart still pulsing with pain. Combining personal stories with epic film, soundscapes and ethereal music - huge feats of physical strength will collide with the rumbling doom of toxic doubt.
We need new myths to survive the end of existence as we know it. The legend of a fearless woman will be created; a tale Bryony wishes she had known from birth.
Critic reviews
It’s not a play to be forgotten, full of the promise of rebirth and confrontation, strength and defiance
Extremely impressive and affecting piece
Imagine a metaphysical glitter cannon of trauma being fired straight at your chest and you’re halfway to understanding the vast, agonising intensity of Bryony Kimmings’s new solo show
Bryony Kimmings charts her return from the edge in a distressing one woman show on trauma that hurts more than it heals
It’s a choking and exhilarating ride as Kimmings learns to trust in herself – and inspires us to do the same
A stunning show that looks inward to thrust outwards
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