Written and performed by Raina Greifer
Directed by Pippa Thornton
Winner of Best Solo Show at FUSE International 2022
When Raina arrives at her spoken word gig to see her exes in the audience, all the questions she's had about her past sexual experiences begin to surface. Through poetry, comedy, and one very awkward encounter with a cheese string, she begins to explore questions about bad sex, drunk sex, and the grey areas of consent.
Sometimes hilarious, sometimes heart-breaking, MANIC is a solo show that combines spoken word, puppetry, and theatre to ask whether it is possible to say you were violated without implicating a partner.
'A challenging and multifaceted show with a figure of raw talent at its heart.' (**** Confessions of a Five Foot Two Actress)
‘Astonishing moments of word play, startling metaphor and poetic storytelling drip and drop throughout’ (**** Bath Fringe Hub)
Contains discussions of sexual assault, and strong language. For a full list of content warnings, please visit https://bit.ly/3KBM2i7
this event will take place in the Actors upstairs theatre space
Content Warnings:
- Adult themes
- Frank description of sexual assault and rape
- Roughly 40 minutes into the show, this is prompted when the balloon deflates and Raina leaves the stage
- Emotional discussion of sexual assault
- Roughly 40 minutes into the show, this is prompted by Raina bringing on a cube-head puppet onto the stage
- Recounting of drunk sex
- Roughly 30 minutes into the show, this is prompted by Raina bringing on a balloon to the stage
- Strong language
- Balloon popping
- This may occur about 35 minutes into the show and is prompted by Raina removing the balloon onstage from its chair, most performances this will not occur as she bites him so that he slowly deflates
- The extent of any audience interaction is a group call and repeat chant that occurs at various points in the show, participation is optional
- About 20 minutes in and Again about 50 minutes in