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Saturday 11th November 2023
19:30
Tickets: Adult £14.00 | Concession £12.00
Comedy writer and opera singer Lucy Mellors has had enough…
Enough of grovelling to all-powerful male directors.
Enough of being judged for eating a biscuit.
Enough of singing by the bras at the back of Marks and Spencer.
Enough of sacrificing her mental health in pursuit of a dream.
Intertwining Lucy's experiences as an award-winning opera singer with the stories of Valentina Tereshkova (the first woman in space) and Valentina Ponomaryova (almost the first woman in space), It is I, Seagull is a hilarious exploration of self-esteem, joy, failure, opera and space travel.
Fusing opera and comedy, Lucy exposes current and historical everyday sexism to ask what it takes to achieve something extraordinary, and is it worth it.
Audience quotes
'We truly should see more theatre of this calibre and strength'
'Witty, beautiful, and passionate'
'I hate opera. But I loved that'
'Made opera really accessible and relevant'
'It moved me to tears'
'Hilarious one minute and earth-shatteringly real the next'
'Brilliant. Best thing I've seen in years'
Written and Performed by Lucy Mellors
Directed by Victoria Briggs
Lucy is a Southampton-born opera singer & comedy writer with a particular interest in the challenges & failings of autobiographical theatre. She uses comedy and music to explore trauma and mental health issues, and to comment on the problematic nature of biographical theatre, perfectionism, beauty standards and disregard for wellbeing in the creative industries.
Box Office: 02392 737370
Groundlings Theatre, 42 Kent St, Portsmouth, PO1 3BS
Groundlings Theatre is operated by The Groundlings Theatre Trust, a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), Charity No. 1186929.
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