A Bitter Pill is a contemporary tragi-comic play exploring Fabricated or Induced Illness, (formerly known as Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy) through stylised performance, audience participation, and improvised music.
Lucy brings us into her wonderfully imaginative world, by playing games with the audience and inviting them to take on the roles of the various significant people in her life.
Lucy is a bubbly child who loves going to story time at her local library, doing art at school, and eating chocolate for breakfast. But there’s not much a seven year old can do to escape the harrowing isolation of medical child abuse.
Her health begins to deteriorate: she chokes in her sleep, needs a wheelchair for her broken leg, and develops alopecia; but mum has induced and exaggerated all of these ailments.
Lucy leaves us with a call to arms – to be her voice, and to help other children who might find themselves in the same situation.
Venue Details
A pioneering theatre with a unique Northern Voice, locally rooted, global in outlook, inspiring artists, audiences and communities to reach their greatest potential. We produce and present inspiring theatre that reflects the diversity of a modern Britain. We provide the resources, space and support to grow people and ideas, are an ambassador for our city, a flagship for our region and a welcoming home for our communities. Through our work with schools and local communities we engage with thousands of young people, disabled groups and adults, offering opportunities to participate in the arts, whether as the first step into a career, a way to build confidence and meet new people, or as part of a rounded education.
Facilities
Accessible Toilets
Baby Changing
Blue-Badge Parking
Hearing Loop
Level Access
Wheelchair Access
