SYMBIONT

"There’s one thing that links us. I don’t mean to be the bearer of bad news, but there’s one thing we all have in common. All of us, here, in this room. And though we don’t talk about it, it stands as the truth nonetheless..."

Somewhere in the world. Somewhere in between. Kathryn stands, watches, and is watched.

She’s going to talk about a nuclear family. Mother father daughter son. The type you’d sit and watch and think of as a bouncy castle on a damp field. Their little, settled world.

Kathryn is also here to talk about death. Because it isn’t spoken about enough. Because the world layers it and hides it. But then it does happen, and it will happen, and not knowing hurts more than anything.

Symbiont is a semi-autobiographical horror stand-up one woman show. It’s the deep chat with your friend when they’re going through things. It’s the details you might or might not want to know, in a safe environment.

It is fun, it’s a bit scary, there’s a bit of chaotic dancing that’s more cathartic than anything. You don’t have to dance if you don’t want.

Kathryn Ellie Gallimore

Supported using public funding by Arts Council England

Made at New Diorama Theatre Broadgate

Produced in support of The Christie Charitable Fund

Director Jasper Frost

Playwright Patrick Swain

Producer Charlotte Holder

Design Erin Guan

Sound /Tech Operator Yuval Brigg

Lighting Joseph Ed Thomas

Accessibility Consultant Joe Strickland