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Theatre Taster on the Journey of Breastfeeding

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  • Free
  • Workshop
  • 16+
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Hearing loop
  • Relaxed
  • Limited audio description
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Workshop in the Reading Room at Wellcome Collection, Thomas S.G. Farnetti. Source: Wellcome Collection. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

What you’ll do

Join us for a workshop to explore the lived experience of breastfeeding. In this theatre taster, you'll step into a character’s world by working through a script from 'Breast Monologues' by the American playwright, Robin Rice.

You'll read through the script, do some acting in pairs, then talk through your experience afterwards.

This event will explore themes of vulnerability, hope, fear and agency, and is aimed at people aged 16 and over. It is open to people of all genders, whether or not you have lived experience of breastfeeding.

There will be an optional script read-through at 17:00 for anyone who wishes to hear the content before the workshop starts. If you don’t need to hear the script ahead of time, you can turn up at 17:30, when the workshop will begin.

We can also send you an audio recording of the script before the event. If you'd like this, please email info@wellcomecollection.org to request this.

There will be a Chill-Out Room available with low lighting, comfortable seating, cushions, mats, ear defenders, earplugs and sensory toys. 

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Location

We’ll be in the Reading Room on level 2. You can walk up the spiral staircase to the Reading Room door, or take the lift up and then head left from the Library Desk.

Place not guaranteed

Booking a ticket for a free, in-person event does not guarantee you a place. You should aim to arrive 15 minutes before the event is scheduled to start to claim your place. If you do not arrive on time, your place may be given to someone on the waiting list.

Wheelchair accessible

This event is wheelchair accessible, which means people in wheelchairs can access the location with relative ease.

Hearing loop

There will be a hearing loop at this event.

Relaxed

This is a relaxed event, which means that if you need to, you are welcome to move around and make noise at any time.

Limited audio description

The host and speakers will describe themselves and key visual elements they refer to. There will not be a separate audio description track.

For more information, please visit our Accessibility page. If you have any queries about accessibility, please email us at access@wellcomecollection.org or call

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About your facilitators

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Isabelle Gapomo

Isabelle Gapomo is a Facilitator at Wellcome Collection, fostering critical engagement with narratives of Human Health, History, and Diversity. She connects archival insights to contemporary wellbeing issues, using her curatorial practice to reveal stories of health equity and social belonging.

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Sin Ying Joelle Li

Joelle is a Visitor Experience & Engagement Facilitator at Wellcome Collection, where she actively explores creative approaches to making the museum and its collection more relevant to contemporary audiences. Valuing the lived experiences of others, she is passionate about fostering empathy, dialogue, and co-learning by adopting equitable representation. She is particularly interested in the intersection of theatre and museum as a way to engage diverse audiences and rejuvenate museum spaces.