Please Don’t Ask Me to Explain
A play by Emily Lidgard
Stage@TheDock
Please Don’t Ask Me to Explain
In Please Don’t Ask Me to Explain, Joan prepares for her nightly ritual: a swim on the Flamborough coast. Haunted by her family history, Joan confides in us her obsessions, memories, and the fears she can’t shake. Standing on the cliffs, she wonders whether the sea will free her or pull her under?
Please Don’t Ask Me to Explain is a brand-new monologue commission for Fresh Ink and a work-in-progress play. A second draft will be performed script-in-hand inside a marquee on Stage@TheDock in Hull's Fruit Market.
Emily Lidgard
Emily is a writer from Hull who moved to Bristol to study English Literature. Although she’s now based there, Hull continues to shape her voice and the themes she gravitates towards.
Meet Emily in our Meet the Writers events, each morning of the festival at Stage@TheDock.
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Depictions of intrusive thoughts, moral anxiety, and touches on family trauma.
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Age recommendation 14+, with parental discretion. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
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Please Don’t Make Me Explain This is performed by Livie Dalee
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Live captions are available at both performances and spaces will be reserved for wheelchair users.
See our Access page for more information about the festival.