Writer and DirectorMwansa Phiri
Video DesignerVirginie Taylor
Sound DesignerFreddie Lewis
'17 minutes. That's how long it takes to die by train. I looked it up once'. Chilufya – you can call her Chili – doesn't know whether she is coming or going. Which makes perfect sense since her name literally means 'the lost one' and lost is exactly how she's felt most of her life. Struggling with low self-esteem and a waning sense of self, she finds herself being drawn into a dangerously controlling relationship. Interweaving spoken-word theatre with Zambian oral traditions this dark comedy is a solo show exploring coercive control.
Lighting Designer Alex Forey, well utilizes the venue’s generous rigging and strikingly recreates the aforementioned train tracks which give the piece its name — Binge Fringe
Photos by Alex Forey