PREVIOUS WORK
“For me, What If I Told You is disrupting the understanding that people from different walks of life cannot relate to each other on a humanistic level”
©Lizzie Coombes
Reviews
“ An extraordinarily brave, fierce and huggable piece of work.”
— ★★★★ The Guardian
“A moving, troubling, thought-provoking and unforgettable experience.”
— ★★★★ Scotsman
“What If I Told You uses theatre for as a tool for change, and succeeds.
— ★★★★ A Younger Theatre
WHAT IF I TOLD YOU | SHORTLISTED NOMINATION
WHAT IF I TOLD YOU
This show is available for booking. For enquiries please submit via the contacts page
Written and Performed by Pauline Mayers
Co-producer: West Yorkshire Playhouse and The Mayers Ensemble
What If I Told You is a critically acclaimed semi-autobiographical performance by Pauline Mayers, which toured throughout the U.K. and was presented at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2017.
Lyn Gardener of the Guardian described What If I Told You as an ‘extraordinarily brave, fierce and huggable piece of work that shows the link between the racism of today and the vaginal experiments carried out on black female slaves by US doctor J Marion Sims in the 19th century.’
Carefully balancing dance and theatre, What If I Told You immerses us in Pauline’s world as she invites us to pause, breathe and reconsider the stories we tell about our past and the history on which we build our futures.
WHAT IF I TOLD YOU | TRAILER
SLATE RETREAT: RESILIENCE AND SELF CARE
Co-curated by Pauline Mayers, this four-day retreat was a space for mature Black women to heal, think, converse, plan and collaborate. Held in Skipton and for female artists of colour based in the North of England, Pauline facilitated a safe environment to support and encourage attendees as well as creating a holistic approach to artistic development.