Studio Somewhere Invites: Tamm Reynolds
Tamm started writing and performing nearly 10 years ago because they felt alone and angry and wanted people to take a sodding hint. After slopping their crippled guts out in the cabarets and basement clubs expecting the inebriated audiences to enact social change, when everything either stayed the same or got worse, Tamm got burnt out. Art is about expression, not expectation. The creative process can be curious, not just furious.
It's a provocative world out there, especially if you're a weirdo/freak/social reject/etc. Tamm is a provocative artist and is also drawn to provocative art (with the occasional popcorn pleaser too). Making art which is inherently political and personal takes a toll. Even with all of the access and wellbeing and time and space and boundaries plopped into the process. What often happens is the personal and political overrides the creative process. Leaving the maker yearning for fun and finding themselves in the suffering artist role again. The audiences leave feeling guilty, cynical and a bit like they've heard it before. Life is hard enough. We are lucky enough to be making art. How do we as fucked up artists make work which doesn't fuck us over?
About the Facilitator
Tamm Reynolds is an artist and drag queen living in London. They often perform as their alter-ego, Midgitte Bardot. As well as drag, their activity stretches across performance art, theatre and video. They're a crip, queer, trans. They host and co-curate the almost monthly event Midgitte Bardot’s Personal Spot (produced by Willy Amott), first at Peckham Levels and now roaming London and beyond. Previous credits include Sound of The Underground (Royal Court Theatre), Supernormal Festival, British Vogue, the Southbank Centre, and a single drag number for one night on a West End stage. Over the years they've eceived support from: Arts Council England, BAC, Live Art Development Agency, ArtsAdmin, Heart of Glass, DaDa, CRIPtic, BUZZCUT.
Reynolds (in collaboration with Nicol Parkinson) finished a sold-out-extended-run of their new show Shooting From Below (exploring the history of dwarfism via the lens of Midgitte's delusional perspective) at Southbank Centre’s Purcell Room in April 2026.
About Studio Somewhere Invites
Studio Somewhere Invites is an experiment in self-directed artist development. Scotland based artists are invited to recommend leading practitioners from across the world to deliver a workshop or talk they feel would be influential for their own development or make a positive impact on their local artist community.
Access Notes
National Theatre Rockvilla has step-free access throughout as well as accessible bathrooms on both levels and a lift to the second floor. You can find full venue access specification here.
If you have access requirements or questions about the session, please contact studio@takemesomewhere.co.uk. Please give us at least 2 weeks notice for BSL support.