Seasick

Chronic Illness can be a frightening and lonely experience. But nobody can ever be truly alone.

In the liminal space between waking and sleep, a young woman is haunted by a mysterious siren song. From her bed, she tries to piece together the meaning of a life marred by incurable illness, and a strange new connection with the sea.

The debut performance of Seasick is on at the Belgrade Theatre on October 29th, and will also be livestreamed to a virtual audience. Tickets are available here.

[Image Description: Elle, a tall mixed race woman wearing a green dress, stands on the beach next to Katie, a fat white person wearing a blue t-shirt. Elle and Katie hold hands, and look off towards the horizon.]

[Image Description: Elle, a tall mixed race woman wearing a green dress, stands on the beach next to Katie, a fat white person wearing a blue t-shirt. Elle and Katie hold hands, and look off towards the horizon.]

Seasick is a work of interdisciplinary performance from poet Katie Walters, musician Elle Chante, and director Alexandra Whiteley. An exploration of what it means to be sick, Seasick examines the relationship between sickness and nature, and considers how the natural world can help us to understand ourselves and our afflictions. 

“A quite stunning coup-de-theatre.”

Laura Thomas, FATEA magazine

[Image ID: A picture of a Seasick rehearsal. Director Alex watches Katie and Elle performing while sat on the floor.]

[Image ID: A picture of a Seasick rehearsal. Director Alex watches Katie and Elle performing while sat on the floor.]

[Image ID: Elle and Katie performing in a dark studio stage space. Elle, a tall mixed race woman wearing a green dress, kneels next to Katie, a fat white wheelchair user.]

[Image ID: Elle and Katie performing in a dark studio stage space. Elle, a tall mixed race woman wearing a green dress, kneels next to Katie, a fat white wheelchair user.]

The show is a New Wolsey Theatre Testing Ground Commission, and has received support from Warwick Arts Centre, Shoot Festival, and Arts Council England. Radical Body is also part of the Belgrade springboard programme. A short form version of Seasick was performed at The Barbican as a part of CRIPtic Pit Party in 2019.