Hearty
“We Are a Hearty Sisterhood”
We must bury our knowledge until the apocalypse passes.
Bearing wings made of sharp knives and shooting fireballs into the air, Emma tackles the current media fascination with trans lives and interrogates the controversial bio-technology of HRT.
In part, a response to her experiences with trans people in Brazil, Sulawesi and Turtle Island - Hearty is about how we can be prepared for the challenges of modern trans existence, whilst listening to our ancestors and preparing the way for those who will come after us.
Hearty is the fifth and final solo show in the None of Us is Yet a Robot project - a series of performances which have been a response to her gender transition and the politics surrounding trans identity over the past seven years.
In 2021, we filmed a version of Hearty (in collaboration with Rosie Powell and Keir Cooper) which was premiered at RichMix as part of a collaboration between TGirls on Screen and Fringe! Queer Film Festival. More screenings are planned. If you are interested in screening the film, please contact Emma via the contact page.
As well as making the film, we were able to commission three conversations between the trans, travesti, Two Spirit and Bissu people who contributed to the project - these can be viewed via these links:
Cole Alvis and Lauren (War) Greene - Turtle Island - https://vimeo.com/880528338
Bissu Eka and Tamarra - Indonesia - https://vimeo.com/880535351
Pri Bertucci and Jacqueline Gomes de Jesus - Brasil - https://vimeo.com/880539215
“Emma Frankland is the punk rock angel of your dreams and nightmares”
The Stage
“Hearty is a siren call to remember the trans warriors of the past and to prepare for the future, the coming storm. This is a performance that comes doused with fire, suffused in ritual, born of pain and also a steely determination.”
Lyn Gardner, Stagedoor
“A ferocious cry for the safety of trans women, Brands don’t lead revolutions. People like Emma Frankland do”.
The Guardian ****
“There is also something hymnal about the production. A sense of ritual drives her message home. Through fire, she connects with her queer and trans ancestors, channelling their beauty, their fear and their hope for the future.”
A Younger Theatre
Hearty was originally commissioned by The Yard Theatre and supported by Arts Council England
It was made in collaboration with Myriddin Pharo, Keir Cooper, Rachael Clerke, Ivor MacAskill and Joshua Pharo
If you are interested in booking future performances of Hearty please contact us