THE need for food banks has tripled in the last few years as millions of people in the UK are in desperate need of emergency food parcels with…
Despite the name the show is not about food rather it is about the lived experiences of those who use and volunteer at food banksWITH millions of people in the UK in desperate need of emergency food parcels, the need for food banks tripling in the last few years, and this demand outpacing the supply, one play explores this crisis in its own harrowing and comedic way.
In the last five years, the number of people using food banks in the UK has risen by 94%, with a 21% increase in Scotland, which the charity attributes to the cost of living crisis due to people’s incomes having failed to keep up with the rise in inflation. The Ugly Bucket uses clowning - a term used in theatre to act stupidly to make others laugh - to raise awareness, and Gallagher hopes that the comedic element in Stuffed will challenge people’s perspectives of this crisis.
She added: “When you can get an audience of people to laugh, even if we're laughing within a subject that feels so dark and hopeless, we can find laughter within that.“It's almost like that spark of hope and that feeling of safety in the room unites people, and so we can unite audiences through laughter.Audience members are encouraged to bring donations for food banks along to the show.
Gallagher recognises that the crisis isn’t just about food and that there is a deeper social issue at the root of the problem.
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