28 May & 11 June 2016
Key event: Sat 28 May & Sat 11 Jun 2016
Gareth Farr’s The Quiet House
“Wholly engrossing… Compelling” WhatsOnStage
“Touchingly rendered” Guardian
Jess and Dylan are in love. They want a family. That’s all they’ve ever wanted. But this ordinary couple find themselves on an extraordinary journey when they enter the world of IVF. Forced to fight for the family they desperately want, they put their faith in science and their relationship through the ultimate test.
A moving, funny and unswervingly honest love story from the Bruntwood prize-winning writer Gareth Farr, directed by Birmingham REP’s Associate Director Tessa Walker
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Sat 28 May 2016
Sat 28 May 2016
The art of A.R.T.
A discussion of the journey to writing about Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART)
Artists
Gareth Farr, Jessica Hepburn
Chair
Kate Brian
Sat 28 May 2016
The Infertility Experience
Extracts from plays tackling the subject of fertility and infertility
Artists
Satinder Chohan, Somalia Seaton
Fertility Expert
Professor Geeta Nargund
Chair
Steve Ball
sat 28 may 2016
FACING INVOLUNTARY CHILDLESSNESS
A film-maker and visual artist discuss their creative approaches to dealing with involuntary childlessness
Artists
Katie Barlow and Tina Reid-Peršin
Fertility Expert
Tracey Sainsbury
Chair
Peter Guttridge
sat 28 may 2016
THE IVF EXPERIENCE
A visual artist and writer discuss their creative approaches to undergoing IVF
Artists
Tabitha Moses and Jo Ind
Fertility Expert
Sue Avery
Chair
Kate Brian
sat 28 may 2016
The third parent: egg donation
Script reading of Walking of Eggshells and a discussion around the making of autographical work on the subject of motherhood after donor conception
Artists
Sarah Esdaile and Kazuko Hohki
Fertility Experts
Laura Witjens
Chair
Peter Guttridge
sat 28 may 2016
PLAN B: MAKING AN ALTERNATIVE DREAM
Jody Day and Louise Ann Wilson share their voices on involuntary childlessness and reflect on fertility/infertility
Artists
Jody Day and Louise Ann Wilson
Fertility Expert
Sally Chesire
Chair
Steve Ball
sat 28 may 2016
The male experience
Aaron Deemer talks about his project Please Make Yourself Uncomfortable and Fergus Davidson talks about his new composition of his struggle to conceive
Artists
Aaron Deemer and Fergus Davidson
Fertility Expert
Allan Pacey
Chair
Kate Brian
sat 28 may 2016
the future of fertility
Four of the leading fertility experts in the country join Amanda Gore in a debate on the future of fertility in the modern world
Artist
Amanda Gore
Fertility Experts
Professor Allan Pacey, Professor Geeta Nargund, Professor Jacky Bovin and Doctor Gillian Lockwood
Chair
Peter Guttridge
sat 28 may 2016
the quiet house
A performance of Gareth Farr’s new play The Quiet House, a love story about life
Artist
Gareth Farr
Fertility Expert
Dr Gillian Lockwood
Park Theatre, London
Sat 11 June 2016
sat 11 jun 2016
The art of a.r.t.
A discussion of the journey to writing about Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART)
Artists
Gareth Farr and Jessica Hepburn
Chair
Kate Brian
sat 11 jun 2016
the infertility experience
Extracts from plays looking at the issue of infertility in the modern world
Artists
Somalia Seaton and Matthew Dunster
Fertility Expert
Anya Sizer
Chair
Natalie Silverman
sat 11 jun 2016
the ivf experience
Visual artist and poet discuss their creative approaches to undergoing IVF
Artists
Tabitha Moses and Julia Copus
Fertility Experts
Janine Elson and Wael Saab
Chair
Kate Brian
sat 11 jun 2016
when a.r.t. doesn’t work
A discussion of how it feels when assisted reproduction doesn’t work
Artists
Louise Ann Wilson, Paula Knight and Fergus Davidson
Fertility Expert
Ruth Wilde
Chair
Victoria Macdonald
sat 11 jun 2016
the third parent: donation and surrogacy
A script reading and discussion around the subject of motherhood after donor conception and surrogacy
Artists
Kazuko Hohki, Sarah Esdaile and Fiona Duffelen
Fertility Expert
Professor Susan Golombok
Chair
Victoria Macdonald
sat 11 jun 2016
facing involuntary childlessness
A writer, film-maker and visual artist discuss their creative approaches to dealing with involuntary childlessness
Artists
Jody Day, Katie Barlow and Tina Reid-Peršin
Fertility Expert
Dr Sofia Gameiro
Fertility Expert
Kate Brian
sat 11 jun 2016
THE MALE EXPERIENCE
Aaron Deemer talks about his project Please Make Yourself Uncomfortable and Yann Seznec discusses male fertility/infertility
Artists
Aaron Deemer and Yann Seznec
Fertility Expert
Wael Saab
Fertility Expert
Natalie Silverman
sat 11 jun 2016
the future of fertility
Two of the leading fertility experts in the country debate the future of fertility in the modern world
Artists
Farrah Nazir and Amanda Gore
Fertility Expert
Professor Geeta Nargund and Professor Susan Bewley
Fertility Expert
Juliet Tizzard
sat 11 jun 2016
the quiet house
A performance of Gareth Farr’s new play The Quiet House, a love story about life
Artists
Gareth Farr