Destiny

DESTINY FLORENCE ESPEUT-NICKLESS / JESSE JONES

SUN 03 OCT 2021

 

“They’re sayin I brought it on myself. Oh yeah, they’ve heard about me. Basically it must’ve been my fault cause I’m me, Destiny”

Destiny dreams big. She dreams glamour. She’s gonna be an MTV Base backing dancer, you watch. If J-Lo can make it outta the Bronx then Destiny can make it off the Hill Rise estate in Chippenham. She’s fearless, ferocious and up for the fight (she’s had to be). Born below the breadline, she’s desperate to see beyond the neighbourhood and find hope in hopelessness.

This semi-autobiographical monologue follows the story of a teenage girl growing up on a rural Wiltshire council estate. After a big night out takes a turn for the worst, Destiny’s life spirals out of control as she desperately tries to learn how to love and be loved.

 

INFORMATION

14+ | Trigger warning: Sexual abuse and violence | 70 minutes (approx)

 

PRICE

£12* (£10*)

 

TIME

7.30pm

DESTINY RESCHEDULED FROM SUN 18 JUL TO SUN 3 OCT. WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY FLORENCE ESPEUT-NICKLESS
DIRECTED BY JESSE JONES ABOUT DESTINY

DESTINY is a recipient of The Pleasance’s Edinburgh National Partnerships Award (in partnership with Bristol Old Vic Ferment) and was shortlisted for Theatre West’s Write On Women Award.

It has been developed with support from Tobacco Factory Theatres, Bristol Old Vic Ferment, Pound Arts, Strike a Light, Wiltshire Creative, Natural Theatre, Paper Arts, Theatre Bristol, Hawkwood College, Arts Council England and Gane Trust.

ABOUT FLORENCE ESPEUT-NICKLESS

Florence is a writer, performer and facilitator from Chippenham in Wiltshire, a town with no theatre and limited access to it. She writes for both stage and screen about / with working class communities in the Southwest in the hope to make the arts more accessible to everyone regardless of background and geographical location.

She is the Writer in Residence at Pentabus Theatre, an Open Session Writer at the Bristol Old Vic and an associate artist at Strike a Light, as part of the Let Artists Be Artists programme.

TICKET OFFERS To celebrate the launch of our new season of performance, the next 25 tickets to be purchased from our performance programme are discount to £5. Act fast if you want to save on your next trip to the theatre! Multibuy – Buy any three tickets or more across the performance programme and receive £2 off each ticket. VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX, STUDIO 1

 

14+ | Trigger warning: Sexual abuse and violence