Joann Condon
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Fed up of people putting you in boxes?
Joann’s cathartic, funny and touching award-winning solo show Little Boxes is about breaking free, discovering your true worth, living life to the full – and a deep love of tea
In Little Boxes Joann shares her story and rummages through a lifetime of boxes.
When she was young Joann was written off, body shamed, looked down on for being working class and seen as only fit for the dullest desk job.
Later, after becoming a Mum, she started to worry about how our lives can be shackled by other people’s judgements and expectations of everything from social background to appearance and gender.
She said, “I never really thought about my ‘boxes’ until I saw my three-year-old starting to be put in them herself, especially when she said she wanted to be a boy not a girl.
“There was no problem until other people started to make it one.
“For me it was my size, my East End working class background and being female. People wrote me off – thought the only thing I was fit for was leaving school and spending the rest of my life doing a boring desk job.”
“Then when you hit 50 you became invisible as a woman. And as an actress you simply disappear between 50 and 70.”
‘A show with profound heart… all need to see it’ ***** (TheatreAndTonic.co.uk). ‘Hilarious, moving, sad and uplifting’ ***** (TheSpyInTheStalls.com). ‘This show is world class***** (Such Cliché, Adelaide).
You can see Little Boxes from August 1st – 9th Aug, 4.20pm and 11th – 16th Aug, 5.20pm (55mins) at theSpace on the Mile (Venue 39). Tickets (£12/£10 conc.) are available through the EdFringe Online Box Office or theSpaceuk.com.
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