wild country - Pilot podcast

“FINDING HOME” - In this 20 min PILOT episode, we dive into the heart of what it means to feel at home within yourself when you’re far away from home as a new parent or elder caring for others and the importance of community spaces as a hub of connectivity and shared stories.

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wild country

An intimate and absurd, one-person exploration of motherhood, exile and transformation. 

Part storytelling, part standup, part myth, it asks the question: How does an urban Canadian raising children in rural Kent, England with declining parents back home, learn the codes of survival?

Written & Performed by: Edith Tankus
Co-written by: Annie Siddons
Directed by: Laura Keefe
Sound Design: Ben Grant

Associate Sound Designer: Jack Baxter

Set Design: Oliver Townsend
Lighting Design: Sherrie Coenen
Music by: Asaf Zohar

Producer: Josie Shipp
Original development: Lucinka Eisner, Kirsty Housley, The New Victorians, Ana Helena Mclean

TOUR DATES: 2022/2023

CHUTZPAH FESTIVAL! - VANCOUVER B.C.

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 20TH 11am - 2pm - WORKSHOP

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 20TH 8pm - 9pm

MONDAY NOVEMBER 21ST 8pm - 9pm

Click here for tx: CAMDEN PEOPLES THEATRE - LONDON

TUESDAY JANUARY 25TH 7:15pm

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 26TH 7:15pm

THURSDAY JANUARY 27TH 11:00am

Click here for tx: OMNIBUS THEATRE - LONDON

SATURDAY MARCH 11TH 7:30PM

SUNDAY MARCH 12TH 7:30PM

READ BLOG POST : HERE

Click here for tx: THE OLD ELECTRIC - BLACKPOOL

FRIDAY MAY 5TH - 7PM

Click here for SHOW tix: LIGHTHOUSE POOLE

SATURDAY JUNE 3RD - 8PM

Click here for WILD COUNTRY WORKSHOP

FRIDAY JUNE 2ND : 2PM-4PM

Click here for SHOW tix : DUGDALE - ENFIELD

SATURDAY JULY 22ND - 7:30PM

Click here for WILD COUNTRY WORKSHOP

FRIDAY JULY 21st: 11AM - 1:00PM

Past R&D performances include:

Arts Depot, BAC, Camden People’s Theatre, Folkestone Quarterhouse, Motherworks Festival, Cambridge Junction, Pulse Festival

What people have to say

Pulse Festival

“So many roars of laughter for the brilliant writing and performance of Wild Country by Edith Tankus as part of pulse 2019.”
Creative Arts East

“LOVED Edith Tankus’ performance at Pulse this year.”
Rachel Mariner - Playwright

“Phew! My vote goes to Wild Country!”
Staging Change - Judge for Suitcase Prize winner Pulse 2019

 …Hilarious Wild Country is one of my top picks …from Pulse Suitcase  2019
Sonia Jane - Judge for Suitcase Prize winner Pulse 2019

Dear Edith, I saw your scratch sharing and was blown away not least because I’ve experienced almsot everthing you described!!! What a joy your performance was!… I program Lakeside Theatre and I’d love to have your show here.  Wild Country was brilliant.
Barbara Peirson - Artistic Director of Lakeside Theatre, Essex

Folkestone Quarterhouse

“This show at Folkestone Quarterhouse was my favourite so far of 2019.  Well done on creating such a brilliant piece, can’t wait to see it grow!”  
Anna Brathwaite - Composer:

“Just had a wee little @FWomensF outing to see @edithtankus Wild Country show in development at Quarterhouse and it was both a riot and absurdly touching.  Thank youuuuu!”
Folkestone’s Women’s Forum  - Katy Lockey 

Belated shout out to Edith Tankus for her show in development Wild Country which I caught at Quarterhouse…something very special in the making.  And to see brilliant artists taking creative risks on your doorstep is a privilege.
Allegra Galvin - Director of Department of Digital Culture Media and Sport

Cambridge Junction

“Loved having you and LOVED this show!”
Motherworks  Producer Ruth Dudman - Cambridge Junction

“I particularly enjoyed Edith Tankus’ Wild Country.  I felt like I needed a hard cry after.   It touched something deep inside me, this complex negotiation between self identity and maternal identity,  life before and life after children, the pressures and expectations of society on ourselves on each other.”  
Motherworks - Cambridge Junction - Audience member  

“Inspired and provoked at Motherworks…meeting Edith Tankus whose brilliant Wild Country sits so close with this migrant mom!”
NotNow Collective -Theatre Company

CAMDEN PEOPLE’S THEATRE

“Reminded me of Motherland, a show I can't get enough of! What a memorable introduction to you and your work.” Nkechi Literary Assocociate Royal Court

OMNIBUS THEATRE

“A hilarious, meaningful portrait of what it means to be transported to an alien world. Even with a power outage she delivered with theatrical mastery.” Hannah Daw - Designer