PuSh Blog

Keynote Address: Jess Thom

November 01, 2016

Touretteshero, Backstage in Biscuit Land, 2017 PuSh Festival

Writer, performer and artist Jess Thom (Backstage in Biscuit Land) has Tourette syndrome and co-founded Touretteshero as a creative response to her experience of living with the condition. Thom debuted at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, […]

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Artist Talk: Caroline Horton

November 01, 2016

Mess, Caroline Horton & Co., 2017 PuSh Festival

Caroline Horton (Mess) is an award-winning English artist whose work is as fun as it is profound. It’s often personal, sometimes political. She specializes in creating solo shows, and turning personal stories into theatre, games and […]

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Point Blank Poets

September 29, 2016

Point Blank Poets, 2017 PuSh Festival

Breaking down the barriers between rap, poetry and the dramatic monologue, spoken word is one of the key literary and musical forms of today’s world. Here are five of its best practitioners, hailing from the […]

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Wallflower

September 29, 2016

Wallflower, Quarantine, 2017 PuSh Festival

In Wallflower the performers endeavour to remember every dance they’ve ever danced. Quarantine gives us a show that will get your head bopping and will evoke some strong memories: of awkward high school dances, of […]

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Backstage in Biscuit Land

September 29, 2016

Backstage in Biscuit Land, Touretteshero, 2017 PuSh Festival

Biscuit, biscuit, biscuit—Jess Thom just can’t stop saying the word. As a woman with Tourette syndrome, she has verbal and physical tics that make her incapable of staying on script, but that hasn’t stopped her […]

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Every Brilliant Thing

September 29, 2016

Every Brilliant Thing, Paines Plough/Pentabus Theatre, 2017 PuSh Festival

“You’re six years old. Mum’s in hospital. Dad says she’s ‘done something stupid.’ She finds it hard to be happy. So you start to make a list of everything that’s brilliant about the world. Everything […]

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Mess

September 29, 2016

Mess, Caroline Horton & Co., 2017 PuSh Festival

A spectacular hit at the Edinburgh Fringe, and hitting Vancouver as part of an international tour, Mess is the best production yet from English theatre maker Caroline Horton, whose work has garnered acclaim and awards […]

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