Audience feedback for Foodbank As It Is
Tweets referencing @foodbankasitis
'profoundly affecting drama about the scandalous rates of hunger and food insecurity in the UK. Can't recommend it enough'
'brilliant and revealing'
'powerful portrayal'
'awesome'
'excellent & heart wrenching'
'one of the most moving performances I have seen in a very long time. Brilliant insight'
'Everyone needs to see this'
'moving performance which reminds us to act, to challenge'
'Hard hitting'
'This is why theatre exists'
Twitter:
Sufra 12/12/18
13/12/18 Sufra @SufraNWLondon
What a fabulous turn out it was last night to this truly amazing hard-hitting production
12/12/18 TRJFP London NW @TRJFPLondonNW
Heart-breaking picture of reality in our communities
29/11/18 Maya London @mayalondon40
Powerful performance that makes it impossible to ignore the drama affecting millions of people in the UK
Holyrood 21/11/18
21/11/18 Bill Bowman MSP @billabowman
Very powerful renditions of individual’s particular circumstances
21/11/18 Rhona Cunningham @Rhona_FG
As It Is Theatre makes I Daniel Blake look like a Blue Peter production - hard to hear and very gritty - everyone in power has to see this and then find the energy and reason to do the right thing
https://twitter.com/Rhona_FG/status/1065344914093948928
22/11/18 Elli Kontorravdis @EKontorravdis
This performance is not just a platform for stories but a platform for change
22/11/18 Glasgow SW Foodbanks @GSWFoodbank
We forgot they were actors and so there was very little clapping. It seemed intrusive. These were suffering people. Representing hundreds of thousands.
21/11/18 Miriam Craven @MiriamCraven
Hugely powerful message delivered tonight at Scottish Parliament by @MenuForChange . Thank you for inviting me, i have listened and I will continue daily to reinforce the message with @SocSecScot
21/11/18 Rhona Cunningham
Oh God.... this is heartbreaking and shameful - I am ashamed @MenuForChange
21/11/18 Catherine Fyfe @cathfyfe
Incredibly powerful performance and stories from those experiencing food insecurity from @foodbankasitis tonight. Important messages for us all to hear , reflect and push for real change. Thank you!
21/11/18 Deborah Hay @HayDeborah
What has shamed me out of my recent twitter silence? This. Everyone should see this & take action. Glasgow folk can see it tomorrow. Thank you @MenuForChange & @foodbankasitis for not letting us look away.
19/11/18 Glasgow SW Foodbanks
I sat in on a rehearsal. Wept twice. This play tells it "as it is". Hence the name.
CentrE17 Walthamstow 26/4/18
26/4/18 Sheree Kane @ShereeKane30
Just been to see @foodbankasitis an action provoking show - congratulation to Tara and the cast- giving voice to people's lives in the UK and the harsh reality of food poverty. #timeforaction
Chelsea Theatre 5/3/18
5/3/18 factor-m @Art_consult
Soup for all tonight @ChelseaTheatre following unsettling performance @foodbankasitis life-changing theatre
5/3/18 Sufra NW London @SufraNWLondon
Sufra staff have just been to see the wonderful play by @foodbankasitis! Fantastic performance that is creating public awareness about the issues our guests regularly face #FoodBank
6/3/18 Kerry Vandersteen @newcavey
Well done to all involved for a brilliant, provocative (!) piece of theatre @ChelseaTheatre last night. So powerful to watch food bank stories told "as it is". Keep up the fight. @foodbankasitis #poverty #austerity
Saw @foodbankasitis last night at the @ChelseaTheatre such informative and inspiring work. It’s time we start looking out for one another. This play is why we have Theatre.
https://twitter.com/Rach__elle/status/931113630048903168
16 Nov 2017 @Rach__elle
Canary Article:
3/3/18 H and F Foodbank @hffoodbank
Such a great interview with @TaraMosman @foodbankasitis I wish I could be as articulate as she is.
25/2/18 Sheffield Uncut @SheffieldUncut1
Always heartening to see work that actually reflects the regressive and degrading effects of austerity, almost totally ignored by mainstream entertainment, highly paid 'big name actors' and programme makers.
Miscellaneous:
31/1/18 Fran Bernhardt @goodfoodforwho
Fab! Just wait till you see it - @foodbankasitis is absolutely game-changingly brilliant!
2/2/18
No need to thank me - all true! Yes - politicians, watch out! But also CHECK IT OUT! Everyone needs to see this and do what they can to be part of the solution
22/2/18 Ruairi Casey @Ruairi_Casey
Make sure to grab a ticket for @foodbankasitis. It's a profoundly affecting drama about the scandalous rates of hunger and food insecurity in the UK. Can't recommend it enough
7/1/18 Alison Inglis-Jones @Ijoneswilliams
Could not recommend it more - a must see.
7/1/18 Karen Buck MP @KarenPBuckMP
Written by the former co-ordinater of, and drawing experiences from, @NPFoodbank I saw this performed and strongly recommend it.
6/12/18 Cllr Ray Lancashire @Ray_Lancashire
You won’t regret seeing this play.
24/11/17 Fran Bernhardt @goodfoodforwho
What an #inspirational person @TaraMosman is! Not only does she have a sellout play @foodbankasitis under her hat (which I massively recommend to all), but she writes impassioned articles like this one which continue to lift the lid on #foodinsecurity in the UK.Have a read!
23/11/17 Cllr Ray Lancashire @
@TrussellTrust @foodbankasitis Since going to the “Food As It Is” play, each time I shop, I remember to buy a little more for foodbanks.
23/11/17 The Trussell Trust @TrussellTrust
It really is a powerful play, the team @foodbankasitis are doing incredibly important work!
Garden Court Chambers 29/11/17
30/11/17 Andie Gbedemah @A_Gbedemah
Was great to see the performance of @foodbankasitis last night - so important to challenge ‘scrounger‘ and ‘fraudster’ narrative when it comes to people receiving benefits
2/12/17 Cole Moreton @ColeMoreton
Saw this stunning play a few days ago. Go see, or put it on. Truthful, revealing, moving, it inspires action to end a national disgrace.
30/11/19 Robert Puddick MSc ANutr @RPuddick
@foodbankasitis excellent & heart wrenching show last night that highlights again that food is no longer deemed a fundamental human right
29/11/17 Matt @MattRigby88
Saw the excellent @foodbankasitis this evening. The unavoidable use of #foodbanks is a national disgrace. In the #UK nobody should be starving.
Chelsea Theatre 26/1/18:
26/1/18 Cassie Hanratty @cassiehanratty
Had the pleasure of watching the brilliant @foodbankasitis at @ChelseaTheatre this avro. It reinforced harrowing stories of people I work with everyday. Everyone should go see it
Chelsea Theatre 15/11/17
18/11/17 Fran Bernhardt @goodfoodforwho
This week, I saw @foodbankasitis. It's one of the most moving performances I have seen in a very long time. Brilliant insight into the #foodinsecurity problem sadly affecting more and more #vulnerable people. Everyone needs to see this.
16/11/17 Garry Lemon @GazLemon
Incredibly powerful show. Hope as many people as possible see it
16/11/17 Rachelle Grubb @Rach_elle
https://twitter.com/Rach__elle/status/931113630048903168
Saw @foodbankasitis last night at the @ChelseaTheatre such informative and inspiring work. It’s time we start looking out for one another. This play is why we have Theatre.
16/11/17 Katie Hart @HartKatie1
Caught @foodbankasitis last night @ChelseaTheatre. Amazing to see real stories on stage told with passion and the respect they deserve! Wonderful all round
Press Coverage:
https://walthamforestecho.co.uk/banking-on-you/
Blogs:
https://lawrenceoconnor.com/2018/11/19/food-bank-as-it-is-2018-in-scotland/
http://endhungeruk.org/asking-government-listen-inner-city-foodbank/
Review:
https://edatheatre.wordpress.com/2018/04/29/food-bank-as-it-is-centre17/
