POCKET FAMILY HELP NEEDED!

I’m reinventing my show Defined in a new lockdown-proof part-film-part-live show

But I need your help

My shows aim to build community with comedy/theatre. But now more than ever YOU are a community

I’m asking Qs. I need your As

THREAD (READ ON)

In this thread I’ll be asking questions about how 2020 has REDEFINED us, our identity, our values and our #mentalhealth

If you want to take part, answer any Q. As can be short or long (if there’s a story), funny or serious

I’ll keep adding more Qs over the next few days...

OK HERE WE GO:

In Defined I asked “are we defined by WHERE WE ARE FROM?” (where we live or were raised) is... BUT I spent lockdown not on the farm I grew up on but in the city I live in. It changed my view of both.

Q1:
how has 2020 REDEFINED how you view where you’re from?

In Defined I asked “are we defined by OUR ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS?” (single, married, engaged) but in 2020 dating changed & relationships were tested

Q2:
How has 2020 REDEFINED your love life and romantic relationships?

In Defined I asked “are we defined by OUR FAMILY?” But in 2020 many of us were either trapped with family or separated from them. I’ve called my mum almost every day & my sister msgs me more

Q3:
How has 2020 REDEFINED your family, alternative family or relationship with family?

In Defined I asked “are we defined by OUR CAREER”? But in 2020 our careers all changed whether WFH or furlough or losing jobs and income or industries in jeopardy.

Q4:
How has 2020 REDEFINED your career and your relationship with your career?

In Defined I asked “are we defined by OUR LOOKS”? But in 2020 our we’ve existed mostly on zoom calls...

Q5:
How has 2020 REDEFINED your appearance and your relationship with your appearance?

In Defined I asked “are we defined by OUR LABELS”? But in 2020 have labels mattered more or less?

Q6:
How has 2020 REDEFINED your labels?

In Defined I asked “are we defined by OUR MENTAL ILLNESSES”? But in 2020 almost everyone has struggled in some way with their mental health.

Q7:
How has 2020 REDEFINED your #mentalhealth, how you view #mentalillness and your relationship with your #MentalHealthAwareness?

In Defined I asked “are we defined by OUR PAST”? (Our successes or failures, learning and growth) But in 2020 we all had time to reflect much more

Q8:
How has 2020 REDEFINED your view of your past and your own value and your view now of the future?

In Defined I asked “are we defined by WHAT WE PUT OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA”? But in 2020 our reliance or relationship with social media changed dramatically.

Q9:
How has 2020 REDEFINED your social media consumption, your social media use & relationship with social media?

In Defined I asked “how are we DEFINED”?

2020 has certainly forced me to face squarely up to how I defined myself, my life, my world and what really matters.

Q10:
How has 2020 REDEFINED your identity and how you see yourself?

I am DEFINED by audiences. Recent gigs being virtual, I’ve not heard laughter at gigs since my last live one on 13 Mar. But comedy/theatre/art has helped us all so much

Q11:
How has 2020 REDEFINED your consumption or appreciation for comedy/theatre/the arts? #SaveTheArtsUK