48 Thoughts Per Minute
A fast-paced, hilarious and chaotic show, about all the things we think but do not say.
Some scientists believe your brain fires off around 48 thoughts per minute, that’s 70,000 a day.
So what exactly are we actually thinking about?
The Paper Birds, UK leaders in devised verbatim theatre, return with their most inventive, laugh-out-loud show yet, celebrating the ways we think.
Set over the course of three minutes, as one woman awaits some potentially life-changing news, 48 Thoughts Per Minute is a fast-paced, chaotic and warmly relatable story about our relationship with ourselves.
From mirror-based self-reflection, 3am catastrophising, and memories that arrive uninvited.
Co-created with comedian Jessica Fostekew (The Guilty Feminist, Hoovering), the show blends sharp new writing with stories from real people across the UK.
Built with designers, academics and neuroscientists, the staging, sound and visuals reflect one woman’s brain, hurtling along at the same swift pace, navigating us through overlapping logic, emotions, memories and internal conversations.
And you’ll have the option to join in too, sharing your own thoughts via your smartphone.
Written in collaboration with the brilliantly funny Jessica Fostekew (The Guilty Feminist and Hoovering) and starring Mark Thomas (Ordinary Decent Criminal, England & Son, The Mark Thomas Comedy Product), you can expect a theatrical dive into the hilarious, relatable noise inside a human head.
The 3am spiral. The thing you said five years ago that still haunts you.
The uninvited memory that keeps reappearing.
Equal parts belly laughs and gentle gut-punch, it asks how we navigate the world, and the most important relationship we have, the one with ourselves.
The Corn Exchange Newbury
The Corn Exchange Trust manages four key spaces; the Corn Exchange which includes a 400 seat auditorium, a 40 seat independent cinema and a Cafe and Bar; 101 Outdoor Arts: National Centre for Arts in Public Space – a unique outdoor arts creation centre for the development of large-scale outdoor performances, making and rehearsal space and on-site accommodation; their centrally located Learning Centre in which workshops and courses for all ages take place; and The Base Greenham, a visual arts gallery and workshop space on Greenham Business Park which is also home to 8 resident artists.
From level access to their building to signed and audio-described performances, they are dedicated to making their venue and events accessible for everyone.
01635 522733
Corn Exchange Newbury, Market Place,
Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5BD
The performance programme at the Corn Exchange has developed considerably in recent years.
They present a mixed programme of theatre, dance, comedy, music, family, film and outdoor work to audiences from across the South East.
The emphasis is on presenting shows of the highest quality and films that inspire and entertain audiences, with attendance growing year on year.
The Trust produces its own pantomime in-house, as well as supporting a range of artists and companies across all art-forms through commissioning and development opportunities, mentoring and production support.
Their emphasis is on presenting great shows and films that audiences really want to come and see and that reflect the rich diversity of our country today.
Always high quality, they’re really proud that their attendance figures are growing year on year.
Transport
By Bicycle: public bike parking is available in the Market Place, a short walk from theirr front door.
By Train or Bus: five-minute walk from both the train and bus stations; regular services run from Reading, Windsor, Basingstoke, Winchester, Oxford and London.
By Car: 10 minutes from M4 Junction 13. There are a number of town centre car parks (pay on exit): Mon-Sun: £2 after 6pm. For car parks behind the Corn Exchange sat nav RG14 5QP.
Please visit the Accessibility page for information about the facilities at the Corn Exchange
