Steam Control presents Soundings from Deep in the Well, the third in its groundbreaking CastWords series.

Soundings from Deep in the Well describes elemental forces of survival and abandonment that surround the territory known as 'mental health'.

For the first in this series, Steam Control is proud to present another work in its unique and original fusion of new writing, performance, soundscape and video art...

Thank You Universe

 ‘In a broken and unjust world, where past and future eternally collide, forgiveness can set you free.' Or: 'How I learned to turn Multiple Sclerosis to my advantage, win friends and influence people.’

as part of Get London Reading 2008 initiative, with financial assistance from Booktrust.  Click on the Thank You Universe tab on the left to read and hear this work.

Written by the award-winning poet and comedienne Liz Bentley, dubbed ‘a female Ivor Cutler’ by The Scotsman

Performed by Joanna Swain.  Recently seen in BBC2’s White Girl, a television and stage performer, Joanna has also appeared in feature films The Full Monty, Control and Brassed Off.  She was recently nominated for Best Solo Performer in The Stage Acting Excellence Awards

Joanna’s performance is directed by Rebecca Hannah, who has assisted on the direction of productions at theatres including the Shaw in London, the Crucible in Sheffield and the Belgrade in Coventry

With video by media artist and writer Nicola Field, the founder of Steam Control, and Dan Thurley, a cameraman, editor and DVD author who specialises in working in the not-for-profit sector

An original soundscape has been composed by Stuart Bowditch of experimental sound project Hybernation

Created on location and at 15Hz Studios in Peckham, with sound studio recording by Adrian Newman