A performer sits beside a silver inflatable unicorn, resting their chin on one hand in blue light.

The Bread & Roses Theatre2021

Keep It Down

The Production

Emma Louise Oldfield’s one-woman tragicomedy follows Daisy, a 23-year-old woman living with bulimia, as she navigates recovery, dating, therapy and a culture fixated on food and bodies.

30 photographs in the curated edit

Photography: Steve Gregson

A performer in black sits centre stage with white socks, a patterned armchair to one side and a blue-lit fabric panel behind.

A performer sits in blue light against a dark curtain, hands clasped in front of them.

A performer stands with their head tilted back beside a blue projection reading “Friday 01:00”.

A performer lies on a pile of dark clothing under blue stage light.

A performer stands by a suitcase handle near a blue-lit fabric panel.

A performer wearing a pale backpack points upward while standing beside a suitcase.

A performer reclines in a patterned armchair and laughs while holding a small boxed product.

A performer sits in a patterned armchair holding a phone to their ear in a pool of light.

A performer sits forward in a patterned armchair with their hands on their knees and an anxious expression.

A performer sits at a small table with a pink object on it, beside a blue projection on fabric.

A performer looks closely at a pink textured object held in one hand.

A performer sits behind a small wooden trolley table with blue fabric and stage props around them.

A performer smiles while drinking through a straw from a glass on a small table.

A performer with long blond hair gestures beside a glass on a table.

A performer with tousled blond hair rests their head in one hand at a small table.

A performer stands in a translucent blue gown tied at the waist against a dark curtain.

A performer stands centred in a translucent blue gown under a cool spotlight.

A performer sits curled on a silver inflatable unicorn and looks upward beneath a blue fabric backdrop.

A performer gestures with both hands while seated beside a silver inflatable unicorn.

A wide stage view shows a performer seated in front of a blue fabric panel with an armchair and inflatable unicorn props nearby.

A performer sits in a patterned armchair reading white papers.

A performer wrapped in a silver blanket leans their head on one hand in a patterned armchair.

A performer stands alone beside a patterned armchair against a black curtain.

A performer kneels beside an open black bag on the stage floor.

A performer sits low behind a tray table with a doughnut and small objects on it.

A performer holds out a tray with a doughnut and small round objects toward the front.

A performer sits behind a small table with a drink, straw and doughnut arranged in front.

A performer rests their face in both hands at a small table with a drink and doughnut in the foreground.

A performer in a translucent blue gown stands holding a small object aloft.

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