You Heard Me
You Heard Me
You Heard Me is a performance piece made by Luca Rutherford with Maria Crocker, Tanuja Amarasuriya, Melanie Wilson, Bethany Wells, Bethany Gupwell, Stephanie McMann and Jenni Jackson. It toured the U.K. in Feb/ March 2022 and autumn 2023.
You Heard Me is a celebration of a single moment of noise that freed Luca from an attack. Made her understand what it means to take up space. To heal. To be part of something much bigger than herself. It is a show about refusing to stay quiet and the power to re-make, re-mould and disrupt. This show exists because without using her voice, Luca wouldn’t.
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Writer + Performer: Luca Rutherford
Director: Maria Crocker
Dramaturg: Tanuja Amarasuriya
Composer: Melanie Wilson
Designer: Bethany Wells
Lighting Designer: Bethany Gupwell
Movement Director: Stephanie McMann
initial movement by Jenni Jackson
You Heard Me is an ARC Stockton Production co-commissioned by The Albany, Battersea Arts Centre, Cambridge Junction, Northern Stage and Theatre in the Mill. Supported by Cobalt Studios, Hull Truck Theatre, Newcastle University, GIFT Festival and Upstart Theatre.
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For more details see: Luca’s website
You Heard Me is a celebration of a single moment of noise that freed Luca from an attack. Made her understand what it means to take up space. To heal. To be part of something much bigger than herself. It is a show about refusing to stay quiet and the power to re-make, re-mould and disrupt. This show exists because without using her voice, Luca wouldn’t.
Writer + Performer: Luca Rutherford
Director: Maria Crocker
Dramaturg: Tanuja Amarasuriya
Composer: Melanie Wilson
Designer: Bethany Wells
Lighting Designer: Bethany Gupwell
Movement Director: Stephanie McMann
initial movement by Jenni Jackson
You Heard Me is an ARC Stockton Production co-commissioned by The Albany, Battersea Arts Centre, Cambridge Junction, Northern Stage and Theatre in the Mill. Supported by Cobalt Studios, Hull Truck Theatre, Newcastle University, GIFT Festival and Upstart Theatre.
For more details see: Luca’s website
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