Sessions
Cast: 1m
Staging: Studio flat
Amateur rights performance fee: £85 per performance (plus VAT where applicable)
30 Sep 2021Size: 198mm x 129mm
30 Sep 2021
Sessions
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Tunde's thirtieth birthday is fast approaching. So he's started therapy because he hasn't been able to get to the gym for weeks, and a recent one-night stand ended in tears – his.
Interrogating the challenge of opening up and accepting our own vulnerabilities, Ifeyinwa Frederick's Sessions is a raw, funny, bittersweet deep-dive into the complexities of masculinity, depression and therapy. It was first produced in 2021 on tour of the UK, before a run at Soho Theatre, London, co-produced by Paines Plough and Soho, and directed by Philip Morris.
Extra Content: Ifeyinwa Frederick on why she wrote her play about black men in therapy, in an article for the Evening Standard (11 November 2021).
'30 just matters, innit. Like there's no doubt you're a proper adult then. Like 25 to 29 is just training, but 30, it's real.'
'A funny, humane monologue that eases us into a slowly searing drama about masculinity and mental health... Frederick's drama feels timely and alarming, with just a sliver of hope at the end'
Guardian'A timely exploration of mental health challenges in black men [that] serves as an important reminder to check in with those around us'
Evening Standard'A tender, touching and gently funny examination of masculinity and mental health'
The TimesCast: 1m
Staging:Studio flat
Amateur rights performance fee: £85 per performance (plus VAT where applicable)
30 Sep 2021Size: 198mm x 129mm
30 Sep 2021
