Speed is Emotional
ADHD – it’s so hot right now!
Local creative powerhouse Jo Randerson (ONZM) unpacks their diagnosis, neurodivergent parenting, sad songs, men taking their time, and so much more in this highly lauded “funny as hell” theatre extravaganza.
Finally having its home premiere as part of Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts, this incredible mahi is so much more than a performance – it’s a revelation. Jo Randerson has a brain that never stops and a fountain of restless energy fueling their fiercely funny artistic voice. Who knew?! that this fountain was fed by something they had diagnosed in their 40s alongside their son: ADHD.
In Speed is Emotional Jo bares their soul, sharing the exhilaration, exhaustion, joy, and absurdity of living and parenting with neurodivergence. Jo weaves their punk poetic magic into a beautiful comedy about transcending labels and living with a voltage so high it’s going to blow the mains.
Review
“…a livewire plunge into the chaos, colour and comedy of living a neurodiverse life” – Blackguard Media Reviews
Dates
11 – 28 Mar
Tues – Sat 7pm, Sun 4pm
$25 – $45
Circa One
Accessibility
Access tickets $20 per person. NZSL and audio described performances available as per the below times. All performances are relaxed, and audiences may enter or leave at any time. To book tickets for ANZFA please call 04 801 7992 or email circa@circa.co.nz. Service dogs are welcome, please let us know if you have any access seating requirements.
Audio Described performances
7pm, Tues 17 March
7pm, Thu 26 March
NZSL-interpreted performances
4pm, Sun 15 March
7pm, Sat 21 March
7pm, Thu 26 March
Audience Care
Suitable for family audiences, parental discretion.
Duration 75 minutes (no interval)
Writer and Performer Jo Randerson
Director Isobel MacKinnon
Production Company Barbarian Productions
Creative team
Bekky Boyce
Steven Junil Park
Elliot Vaughan
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Poll: 🤖 What skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?
The Reserve Bank has shared some pretty blunt advice: there’s no such thing as a “safe” job anymore 🛟😑
Robots are stepping into repetitive roles in factories, plants and warehouses. AI is taking care of the admin tasks that once filled many mid-level office jobs.
We want to know: As the world evolves, what skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?
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15% Critical thinking
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30.1% Resilience and adaptability
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Make a hearty dish. Take just half a minute. Add four parts of kestrel. Then just add one. What have you made?
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