Actor
SHIFT+SPACE | Meat Me in Shoreditch by Valery Reva
Very female. Very London. Very raw. This is the story of a woman in her early thirties, emerging from the long aftertaste of lockdown and deciding it might be time to date again. But first, one must be ready. Working from home, ordering Greggs takeaway, and watching reality TV, she has quietly misplaced everything: her body, her confidence, herself. So begins a journey toward the “ideal” look - new weights, new Instagram, new diet… the right body, the right image, the right version to present to the world. It starts sensibly enough. It always does. But this is a show about what happens when the hunger to be seen, desired, and validated is pushed just a little too far.
A comic, bit scary, and quite an absurdist take on female image, dating, and loneliness in the city. In a city chasing perfection, who survives the hunt…and who ends up on the menu?
Poster design - Kateryna Iarova.
Age guidance: This performance is recommended for ages 14+
Content warning: This performance contains some audiences may find disturbing, including depictions and discussion of extreme anxiety, disordered eating, weight-loss practices, sex, violence, death, and cannibalism.
Interval: This performance does not have an interval.
Post show discussion: This performance does not have a post show discussion.
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Valery Reva is a London-based actor, director, and writer-performer. She is a graduate of the MA Acting course at Mountview (2022) with a broad professional background across theatre and television. Her solo shows, "in|Secure" and "At Least I’m Not Bald", received critical acclaim, earning 4- and 5-star reviews and attracting strong audience attention in London and at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.https://valeryreva.onepage.me/
Instagram: @valery_reva
This performance is part of the SHIFT+SPACE programme
Theatre Deli’s SHIFT+SPACE programme is a free performance opportunity for artists to present their work that needs an audience to develop, where artists keep 100% of the Box Office!
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