Orignal work
Cocoon
Cocoon," a daring aerial theatre piece that intricately weaves black salon culture with the complexities of disability, celebrating resilience and unapologetic joy. Stories interweaved like braids which navigate the balance between community, care and healthcare to the sound of noughties bangers!
The show is currently in development. Stay tuned for what's to come!
An Unlimited UK Open Award 2024 commission made possible thanks to funding from Arts Council England.
Our Team
Alfa is smiling, she has brown skin and black curly hair tied up on top of her head. She wears a stripy blue and white top under denim dungarees and stands in front of an orange wall.
Alfa Marks - Cast
(Al-FAh)
A person is positioned slightly angled to the right, smiling and looking directly at the camera. they dark afro hair and is wearing a vibrant hot pink coat . Underneath the coat, they are wearing a light pink cropped top.Matching hot pink trousers are visible. They have danglely earrings that are also a vibrant hot pink color.
The background features a landscaped garden area. A large, bright yellow pitchfork-shaped sculpture stands behind in the foreground
Farrell Cox - Cast,Creator and Co-Director
(Farr-uhl)
Woman with tanned skinny nose ring and long dark hair wearing a purple bandana.The woman has long, wavy, brown hair. Her expression is neutral. She's wearing a light grey and white shirt with thin, horizontal stripes. A gold chain necklace is visible around her neck. The background is a plain, light beige wall.
Angela Trupia - support worker
(An-je-lah tru-pee-ah)
Photo by Angela Trupia
Fair skinned white person with dark brown hair in a plait, wearing blue jeans and white top, smiling to the camera
Natalie Woodward- Cast
(Nat-uh-lee).
woman with vibrant red shoulder-length, wavy hair. She is light-skinned, and her expression is friendly t, with a slight smile. Her eyes are light-colored and looking directly at the camera. she is wearing a light blue denim jacket over a blue top.The background is a textured, light gray concrete wall.
Becki (Rebecca) Rennison - Co-Director
(Bec-ee )
Mali, a slim mixed race woman in her early 20s, with long braids tied in a ponytail. She is wearing a black vest and black shorts. The background is a white wall. Mali is captured in the motion of swinging her torso upright from a forward fold. Her long braids fly out in an arc over her head. Her mouth is open and her gaze down.
Mali Findlay - support worker
Brown person with short black curly hair, brown eyes and a nose ring smiling at the camera. Wearing a blue, green, red and yellow shirt tucked into cream trousers with hands in their pockets and standing in-front of a brick wall.
Esme Rocha-Benjamin
(Es-Me)
light skin Polynesian woman with a black plated ponytail, wearing big hoop earrings, red lipstick, black and white dress and shell necklaces.
Lisa Fa’alafi - Dramaturg
(Lee-sah)
