Where I Go (When I Can't Be Where I Am)

A woman sitting on a bed talking directly to camera.

Where I Go
(When I Can’t Be Where I Am)

Directed by Rachel Bagshaw
Written by Chris Thorpe

Supported by BBC Arts, Arts Council England, The Space and Battersea Arts Centre. Commissioned as part of BBC Arts Culture in Quarantine

In April 2020, a woman sits alone in her house.

She lives with constant pain. Pain so intense she can hear it and see it. Pain with no apparent cause.

Remembering a past relationship, she wonders if she can ever communicate how she experiences the world in a way that someone else will truly understand.

Conceived and directed by Rachel Bagshaw, written by Chris Thorpe and produced by China Plate, Where I Go (When I Can’t Be Where I Am) is a powerful and intimate insight into the isolation of living with a rare, synaesthetic chronic pain condition.

Adapted from and created by the team behind the multi award-winning, critically acclaimed theatre show The Shape of the Pain. Filmed in isolation, with a gripping performance by Hannah McPake, composition and sound design by Melanie Wilson, film editing, D.O.P and video design by Joshua Pharo and production design by Madeleine Girling.

Photo © Hannah McPake & Joshua Pharo

The Shape of the Pain and Where I Go (When I Can’t Be Where I Am) screening is available for national and international touring.

If you are interested in booking, or would like to discuss further, please contact Susan Wareham.

Where I Go (When I Can’t Be Where I Am) will feature as part of Sydney Opera House’s UK/Australia Digital Season, co-presented with The British Council.

The season brings together artists and organisations from across the UK to explore the question ‘Who Are We Now?’.

To find out more, visit the Sydney Opera House’s website.