Fragments of Fatigue – theSpaceUK on the Mile
A shy girl in pink checked pyjamas and ankle socks clutches a model pink brain and talks to the queuing audience about how she is training to be a neurosurgeon. Leading us into the venue space a makeshift bed lies unmade center stage. From here Riley begins her first calm and unpretentious monologue. She’s studying for her dream career as a neurosurgeon and she lectures with casual confidence on how exactly the brain functions. She’s years away from completion but the cracks of her education are beginning to show. The workload is intense and she’s falling asleep in class. Adulting at 20 is hard work for Riley. She’s alone and struggling but her reasons are different. Phone calls with her friends just don’t cut it but she needs to face a reality; something is physically wrong with her and s...