This Grief Thing Market Stalls
East London
Thursday 3 - Sunday 13 June 2021
As part of our project This Grief Thing, we’ll be hosting market stalls at various different locations throughout June.
Usually the shops where we sell our collection - on a pay what you want basis - are places where you can come and think, talk, or just be. Due to the Coronavirus we’ll be at outdoor markets in east London, but you can still come by for a mooch, a chat, or to buy a lovely thing to wear.
These events will be hosted by our Artistic Directors Sam Butler and David Harradine who will be joined by Nurjahan Julie Begum, our Community Engagement Associate.
Nurjahan Julie Begum
Julie started youth and community work in 1986 and, from 1992, went onto teaching adults English for Speakers of Other Languages. In 2002 she began working in the heritage sector and in 2017 started work in adult social care. Julie has written about the Bengali Language Movement, The World in the East End at the V&A Museum of Childhood and a bi-lingual play The Altab Ali Story, which was dramatised in the Season of Bangla Drama. In 2000 she helped set up the Swadhinata Trust and, in 2017, received the Award for Outstanding Service to the Community
Our stalls:
Thursday 3 June, Bethnal Green Market
Thursday 10 June, Roman Road Market
Sunday 13 June, Brick Lane Market/ Sclater Street
If you can’t make it to a market, the collection is also available in our online shop, which you can find here
This Grief Thing by Fevered Sleep
Supported by
Arts Council England
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Wellcome
The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
We acknowledge the assistance of the 2018 Banff Playwrights Lab – a partnership between the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and the Canada Council for the Arts - in the development of This Grief Thing.
This Grief Thing Manchester 2019 photo by Richard Tymon
“It was incredibly useful for me to hear others share how they feel. Even just being able to identify my feelings in others made me feel soothed and brought me a feeling of relief. ”
Grief Gathering Participant
“It was so beautiful. Something about it meant we could just talk gently, and openly, and follow the shared lines of enquiry together, in the last light of the day. It felt like a piece of art in itself. ”
Grief Gathering Participant