PC: Jade Newman-Turner
PC: Lulu Bradshaw
PC: Jade Newman-Turner
'I think about how, if humanely possible, I can kill myself with a lime.'
Claud's stuck. Big time.
Aimlessly drifting between her job as a ghost tour guide to reluctant family dinners to endless bad dates in even worse pubs, Claud is in limbo. Still finding her feet 10 years after her dad died, an unlikely encounter with a ghost at Angel Station comes with the realisation that she's got work to do.
'But all the same, rest in peace Dad, you would have loved the Emoji Movie.'
Forced to question mortality in this tragically semi-autobiographical tragicomedy, will her rendezvous with the dead persuade her to start living again?
'Fielding performs... with comedic timing and droll, ironic delivery' LondonPubTheatres
With thanks to:
Seven Dials Playhouse for invaluable support, Katie Pesskin for dramaturgical expertise, Lulu Bradshaw and Jade Newman-Turner for being photographers extraordinaire, Gary McIlhagga for filming our show, Callum Cronin for constant support and encouragement both professional and personal, Marta Kostera and Eleni Hulme for fixing our sewing mistakes and Gill, Michael and Emma Fielding, for living through it with me.
For Martin, wherever he is now.
Claudia Fielding - Writer and Performer
Claudia (she/they) is a writer, actor and producer living in London. Her work as a writer has been seen at The Arcola, The Other Palace, The Hackney Den, Etcetera Theatre, The Old Red Lion and Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Never Get to Heaven in an Empty Shell is her debut solo show, and she is thrilled to be taking up a residency at The Pleasance for the entire run of Edinburgh Fringe 2024. She is currently seeking representation as both a writer and actor.
Social handle - _claud_creates
Anna Rastelli - Director and Composer
Anna (she/her) is a director, writer and composer. She assistant directed an adaptation of Electra and co-founded and programmed SU Fest both at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama - and assistant directed Different Owners at Sunrise at The Roundhouse with Zoo Co. Her other directing work has been seen at The Courtyard Theatre, Omnibus Theatre and online with Act II Festival. Her work as a writer has been seen at Theatre 503, The Cavendish Arms and The Etcetera Theatre.
Social handle - annarastelli8
Emma Fisher - Producer
Emma Fisher (she/her) is a creative producer, director, actor and founding member of The Living Theatre, an outdoor arts organisation. She specialises in outdoor events and and immersive theatre and is always focused on audience experience. She has produced tours, larger scale productions and immersive performances.
Social handle - emma__fisher__