Isabelle Defaut
@IsabelleDefaut
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Verbatim and documentary theatre. @portraittheatre Resident theatre Company at The University of Kent. Mother of three 👼🏻👦🏻👧🏻
Joined February 2013
What is Generation FOMO? 🤔 Generation FOMO is a verbatim play created from interviews conducted by Kent Artists in Residence Portrait Theatre with students from Kent as well as local primary and secondary school pupils. The play is about their relationships with their phones
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About to go on @DomKingLive @BBCRadioKent show now talking about my new play Generation FOMO
I’m back on Tuesday from 10am @BBCRadioKent & @BBCSounds After 12 hear about a new play from @IsabelleDefaut called ‘Generation FOMO’ which i’ve just seen performed @UniKent How concerned are you about what your children/grandchildren are seeing on social media? What
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"My young ambassadors challenged the tech companies - are you X or triple X?" Children's Commissioner Rachel de Souza discusses a survey of young people out today, highlighting attitudes towards social media and parents putting boundaries on smartphone use. #R4Today
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Super proud to be presenting a script in hand performance of Stillmine, my verbatim piece about stillbirth and babyloss @tomthumbtheatre in Margate, Thursday Oct 12th, 8pm during Babyloss Awarness Week. Tickets £10 with £2 of every ticket sale going to East Kent Sands
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Our workshop and sharing of our new show From me to me, to you for @powthanet Festival this Thurs 30th @cliffsmargate Would be lovely to see you all there!
As part of @powthanet festival this year we are holding an evening of self reflection, time to celebrate our ups and downs: A creative letter writing workshop this Thurs 30th March 7.30pm @cliffsmargate For tickets: https://t.co/4IFdJORD9P
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We're thrilled to announce that submissions for the 2023 Women's Prize for Playwriting will open on Monday 16th January. Submissions will be open for four months, closing on Monday 17th April.
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this is what happens when you don’t recycle your pizza boxes
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Super proud of my husband for his nomination for his first Unreported World documentary!
It's an honour to be shortlisted in this company! See you shortly at the awards ceremony. You can watch our nominated film for @UnreportedWorld here:
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Just finished reading @DavidHarewood book ‘Maybe I don’t belong here’. Unputdownable. I cried through most of it. Thank you for your honesty bravery and openness. Thank you. #maybeidontbelonghere
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On current pace, King Charles could surpass his mother’s record of 15 prime ministers before the end of 2024
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BREAKING: Up to 45 babies may have survived with better maternity care. Report into East Kent hospitals trust finds no discernible evidence that care improved between 2009 and 2020 with mistakes repeated and the trust unwilling to learn lessons.
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Sending love and strength today to all the parents and families who have been affected by the Kirkup report about to be published today on the failings of East Kent maternity services. #kirkupreport #babyloss #stillbirth #neonataldeath
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I just asked my MP to support bereaved parents – please join me! https://t.co/7PpL5bozjN &refsid=29936&utm_source=twitter_share&utm_campaign=%5B101%5D&utm_medium=share
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Although the Baby Loss Awareness Week debate has passed, we still need to urge the Government to fix the staffing crisis in maternity services, including in bereavement care. High-quality care from
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#Otherhood returns this Saturday 15th October at 10.30am for a special standalone workshop in recognition of #babylossawarenessweek2022; creativity & care amongst kindred #tfmr #miscarriage #stillbirth #nenonataldeath community. DM or email; hellonatalnotes@gmail.com for place(s)
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Please find the time to read @meropemills devastatingly vital piece about the death of her daughter last year.
I’ve been thinking about this piece for a year. There’s so much more I could say. The only thing that matters is that Martha should be alive today… ‘We had such trust, we feel such fools’: how shocking hospital mistakes led to our daughter’s death
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I was explaining to an old friend last night that grieving for someone close is not to do with memories of their actions or behaviour in life. Grief transcends memory altogether and becomes a feeling, an impression, an indelible mark on your heart and a knot in your stomach.
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