Land(mark) Voices
- Event type
- Installation
- Organisers
- University of Essex
- Partners
- Westcliff High School for Girls, Write2Speak
- Contact
- tamcal@essex.ac.uk
- Is event online?
- No
- Accessibility features
- Assistance dogs welcome, Wheelchair accessible, Accessible toilets
- Accessibility information
- Clifftown is fully accessible to wheelchair users and those with limited mobility via the front entrance. An accessible toilet is located in the bar. Clarence Road car park behind Clifftown has multiple disabled parking bays. There is a distance of approx. 100 metres between the car park and main entrance, via Nelson Mews. Please note, the paving is uneven in places. Should audience have any specific accessibility needs, please contact clifftown@essex.ac.uk prior to attending.
- Accessibility links
- Clifftown Theatre - Your Visit
- Region/country
- East of England
- Address
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Clifftown Theatre
Nelson Street
Southend-on-sea, Essex
SS1 1EF
- Booking required
- Yes
Scheduled dates
What’s it like growing up as a young women in Essex today? This audio installation is a snapshot of the lives of ten Year 10 students from local high school, Westcliff High School for Girls, exploring their intersectional identities through spoken word poetry.
This family-friendly free event is for anyone interested in how your voice is “marked” by the land in which you were raised. The Essex Girl accent marks girls living in Essex with a regional stereotype that insists she is unintelligent and uncultured. Breaking down this stereotype through a series of 6 pre-festival poetry workshops, these young women challenge you to listen again to these Essex girls: “You may recognize my accent but do you really hear me?”
Their creative work culminates in a 30 minute audio installation celebrating the richly diverse voices, accents and languages in Essex and is housed in East 15 Acting School’s Clifftown Theatre, Southend-on-sea, Essex. Journey with these teens as they discover who they are through the sound of their voice. Maybe you’ll discover something about your voice too?
Booking link coming soon for this event!