A Graeae production in association with Soho Theatre and Theatr Iolo. Developed with The Incubator at The Egg, Theatre Royal Bath.

After a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer, we are now taking Self-Raising on a national tour.

Written by Mike Kenny and Jenny Sealey. Directed by Lee Lyford.

‘It starts with a secret, but this one’s different, this one’s mine.’

Award winning Artistic Director of Graeae, Jenny Sealey has spent a lifetime championing stories by Deaf and disabled artists. Now she takes to the stage to tell her own story. Unravelling the past and facing the future, Self-Raising is a blisteringly honest, laugh-out-loud one-woman show about growing up deaf in a family with secrets.

All performances creatively integrate BSL, AD and Captions.

Jenny says: “It is a huge privilege to perform on stage after years of being the director. I am nervous and excited. Thank you to Graeae, Theatr Iolo and Soho Theatre for this opportunity to take the audience on a journey through my story, which is one many can relate to”