Switch on the critically acclaimed Sexy Lamp’s digital premiere next week

Photo credit: Jason Drake

Katie Arnstein’s Sexy Lamp shines a light on sexism in the acting industry, and will make its digital premiere on 23 April from Wolverhampton’s Arena Theatre before being made available on demand from 1-5 May.

Sexy Lamp is  a semi-autobiographical piece told with original songs, and is a story of power, prejudice, and the fight to keep dreams alive.  

The production is inspired by Kelly-Sue DeConnick’s ‘Sexy Lamp’ test, which takes issue with scenes where a female character can be replaced with a sexy lamp without affecting the plot.  While this blatant reduction of female actors’ roles still endures and while female creatives continue to fight for recognition, Sexy Lamp is a call to arms that demands women are seen and  heard in all walks of life. 

Directed by Ellen Havard, Sexy Lamp is designed by Lizzie Leech, with sound by Andrew Hollingworth. It is part two of Arnstein’s It’s A Girl! trilogy, which started with Bicycles and Fish in 2018 and was completed with Sticky Door, which premiered at VAULT Festival last year.

Arnstein said: “I am over the moon to bring Sexy Lamp to the Wolverhampton Arena  Theatre. I’m an artist originally from the West Midlands and so I feel really lucky, after such a  difficult year, to be able to return there and perform live to audiences all over the country. Sexy  Lamp is a comedy with original songs about my journey to becoming an actor and I hope people  feel it provides a tonic to these extremely challenging times, with plenty of laughter and light.”

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