Mally Harvey
I see a future so changed as I socially isolate
I hear the cries of thousands of lost souls
I smell my fear as I face my disappearing life
I taste my terror as I contemplate the possibility of loss
I touch my phone, my connection with my abandoned family
I feel afraid as I look into the unknown
On 16 March 2020, one week before official government guidance, and just as Covid 19 was turning into a global epidemic, the Performance Ensemble went into lockdown. Our weekly company workshops came to an abrupt halt, and we disappeared behind our individual front doors. The easy ways of communicating, face to face, were no more. But we still needed to connect. Nine of the company started to keep diaries of their experiences, as a way of overcoming the isolation. Here they are: 31 days of lockdown, recorded during the months of March and April, beginning on 16 March and ending on 1 May, just as restrictions started to be eased. Edited by Barney Bardsley