Cristina Gómez Penna presents: Lucy/Lucia

Lucy / Lucia follows two women who cross paths in a cold train station: Sally, who savours every silent moment of her journey between home and work, and Lucia, a newcomer eager to share her experiences. Despite the barriers of language and culture, they begin to recognise themselves in one another, and find a way to keep each other company.

Lucy / Lucia is about care between women as a way of holding each other emotionally: about the value of building bonds and looking at one another with empathy. It is about recognising ourselves in someone different, even without a shared language, and breaking through the barriers of fear and control that keep us apart.

Through simplicity, this scratch highlights moments that invite reflection: seeing yourself through another person, and the importance of connecting through shared moments.

Rene Katiisa presents: Sugarcane and Concrete

Sugarcane & Concrete is an autobiographical solo theatre piece blending storytelling, humour, music and audience participation. Following my journey from childhood in Kampala, Uganda, to growing up in South London and motherhood in Bristol, the piece explores identity, migration, belonging and the many versions of ourselves we create in order to feel accepted. At its heart, it is a story about choosing yourself and making space for Black joy.

Ivanhoe Norona presents: That’s Not Cool Mate

“That’s Not Cool Mate” is about the difficult journey Carlo or Charlie De Sousa has to make with his best friend Caine Gonzalez. Charlie has moved to Exeter after a successful

career in the City of London. He has been living in Exeter for 4 years and has made it his home. He is a divorcee and lives very much on his own. However he is regularly visited by his childhood and long term friend Caine Gonzalez. However Caine is a misogynist who

is very intimidating with women.

Safi Darden presents: 12 Pages

In this piece in development we follow part of a journey to uncover and understand the content of 12 pages of writing as the only ones salvaged from a book in draft by an ancestor now passed. It is a multimedia journey in snippets of time, conversation and imagination, mainly in spoken word.