Sophie Willan: On Record at The Lowry

Name: Sophie Willan: On Record at The Lowry
Start: 2017-03-12T20:00:00
End: 2017-03-12T23:59:00
Location: Lowry

Creative Tourist Last Updated 6 March 2017

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Sophie Willan: On Record

Lowry, Salford

12 March 2017

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From £12.00

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When Sophie Willan was 23, the State unexpectedly handed over all of her personal records, charting her experiences growing up inside the care system.

On Record is uncompromising, moving and personal – Sophie guides us through her unconventional childhood and adolescence through the real records and opinion of the numerous experts who assessed her, revealing the key incidents in her life.

Post-show discussion with poet and performance-maker Fergus Evans will follow the performance, reflecting on the impact of Sophie’s childhood experiences.

Sophie Willan: On Record is part of SICK! Festival 2017.

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