Event info

When Virginia woke up from a stroke, her world looked like a scene
from a clown show. Aphasia made her a prisoner in her own body
and the most everyday actions became a challenge. The stroke
changed everything in Virginia's life, and the experience has proved
difficult to explain.
Before the stroke, Virginia worked for years as a professional
clown in hospitals in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Now she is sitting on
the other side of the table and doesn't know whether to cry or laugh
at the absurdity. In Stroke, Virginia uses her clown persona,
Cookie, to share her experience and tell her story.

Stroke is a new theater performance based on a true story by Virginia Gillard and the performing arts group, Trigger Warning.
Co-performed and stage managed by Virginia’s husband, Sæmundur
Andrésson.
Direction and dramaturgy by Andrea Elínar Vilhjálmsdóttir and
Kara Hergils Valdimarsdóttir.
Original music by Ingibjörg Ýr Skarphéðinsdóttir.
Costume and stage design by Brynja Björnsdóttir.
Lighting design by Jóhann Friðriksson.

Technician: Kristín Hrönn Waage. Assistant of sound tecnician: Valgerður Embla Grétarsdóttir. Intern and assistant to the production: Olga Maggý Winther.