Hen Night
Against a backdrop of the pandemic and budget cuts, Jessica fights to hold on to her independence and dignity, in a solo piece about pride and survival.
Jessica (Nicola Chegwin) returns home from a ‘rush job’ hen night under threat of an imminent lockdown.
Her ‘last night of freedom’ is far from what she, or any of us could imagine, as she is told her care package is to be cut, turning the independent life she has worked so hard for upside down.
Vici Wreford-Sinnott’s commission by the BBC for a short film, Hen Night, was created as part of their Culture In Quarantine season 2021. Wreford-Sinnott has been a highly respected theatre writer and director within the UK Disability Arts Movement for almost 30 years, actively campaigning for better representation of disabled people on TV, film and stage.
Wreford-Sinnott is the founding Artistic Director of Little Cog, a dynamic disabled-led production company, based in the North East of England.
Hen Night is inspired by the book Crippled by award-winning British journalist Frances Ryan.
Hen Night is grateful for support from the BBC, Arts Council England, The Space, Unlimited, ARC Stockton, Northern Stage and Home in Manchester.
Need to know
The film is available to watch on this page, Wednesday 4 – Sunday 8 September.
This film is part of Unlimited on Screen. Films in the programme are available to watch in the Blue Side Foyer, Level 2, Royal Festival Hall, 10.30am – 6pm on Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 September, or online for the duration of Unlimited festival (Wednesday 4 – Sunday 8 September).
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04 Sep – 08 Sep 2024
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