Sheep nit
Images: Tamsin Drury
2019, Media Factory / UCLan, as part of Derelict’s MAYHEM Festival
2024, Contact Theatre / hÅb , as part of Emergency 24 Festival
WIP
Can a sheep laugh? What happens when its tickled? Is it still a tickle if they can’t fully feel it? Basically, can you tickle a sheep and how much are they really enjoying it?
Every morning Ted gets up and tickles himself relentlessly and unsuccessfully. He can’t make himself laugh so he’s started doing it to sheep on the daily. Sheep Nit is a (WIP) performance exploring the sensations and reactions of ‘a light touch’, involuntary movements, consent and control, a hunger for human touch and the signs of ‘feeling happy’.
