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The Baby Question: 70s Themed Musical Bingo and Film Screening
Join cabaret host Becky Boobala for a fun and feisty evening of film, feminism and 70s-themed musical bingo to boot!
This is a 2-part evening; first Becky will introduce a screening of the short, theatrical film TheBabyQuestion by experimental performance and video artist Paula Varjack, followed by a 70s themed post-show cabaret-style party with games, discussions and provocations based on the themes explored in the film.
In 1974, the contraceptive pill was made available to single women on the NHS for the first time. What has changed since then? What if child-free/childless women were at the centre of that narrative?
TheBabyQuestion is a theatrical film exploring the narratives of women who are child-free by choice or circumstance, set in the world of a seventies Top Of The Pops style chart tv show.
During the live recording of a 70s Top of the Pops style chart show, female dancers perform Pan's People style routines for a studio audience.
Meanwhile, an unseen male host mixes chart hit titles with landmark moments in feminism, reproductive rights, and increasingly personal references about the dancers performing. Gradually the world of the chart show breaks down, as these women consider what it means for them to be childfree/childless.
Afterwards our host Becky Boobala (Late Night Assembly) will facilitate a warm and open post-screening space to engage in a discussion about the issues raised in the film in a fun and relaxed environment. She will also be bringing a sprinkle of her best loved cabaret games such as a 70s themed musical bingo and some expressive fun with playdoh! Come dressed in your best 70s outfits (Pans People anyone) and lets celebrate how far we have all come…or have we?
Age suitability: 13+ Contains sensitive themes surrounding fertility.
The Baby Question is an experimental piece of feminist work, which places child-free women at the centre of the narrative and offers audiences a safe space to hear, discuss and debate what it means to be child-free in 2023.
TICKET INFORMATION
£10 adult, £8 concession* + booking fee
TIMES & DATES
Thursday 9th November at 7.30pm **rescheduled from 14th September**
Theatre bar open from 7pm
*concession applies to under 16, students or patrons that are unemployed, unwaged or on income support.
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