PSoM
Pandemic State of Mind
A verbatim documentary performance, intertwined with a fictional writing. The performance itself encourages people to reflect on their experiences of grief and mental health in what was one of the words biggest medical disasters. We use verbatim to follow the UK's timeline of events throughout the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns. Built around two main fictional characters, a father and daughter, it portrays how each of these characters dealt with the lockdowns, the dad facing mental health issues, meanwhile his daughter is beginning their first year of studies and living within a university campus.
The Poject
DNA Productions (Drew Sinclair& Audrey Page) co-founded in our final year at Hallam University. PSoM was brought to life in a one-off live stage performance at the 2023 Change Makers Festival.