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An audio play written by Joana Nastari, parts Kitty and Host played by Maedb. Work has been shortlisted for a BBC Audio Drama Award.

A one woman play written and performed by Maedb Joy. HSH is a mixture of poetry and theatre and is a story of survival, consent, and performing for the patriarchy. Home Sweet Hell was first performed at A Pinch of Vault July 22. This show is currently in development.

A cabaret show created in response to the Bishopsgate Archives. Commissioned by Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

$tripped is currently in development and will be continuing. A WIP of this show was debuted to a sell out audience and standing ovation in March 2022. It’s Friday night and April is eating pizza in the dressing room, Bella is sitting in the corner writing poems in her head, and Maia is twerking on stage, smiling at a client she can barely see because she’s forgotten her contacts, again. Welcome to our world of chosen family, and trying to make ends meet in a post pandemic recession.

What happens when you're too poor for the middle class kids, but you're seen as posh by the poor kids? Posh(ISH) was a one act spoken word play, following the trials and tribulations of a working class teenager growing up in Streatham, estranged from her family.

(Re)Silience is a spoken word theatre show, exploring the treatment of victims of exploitation within the criminal justice system.

A one woman show exploring the rise of survival sex work as a result of the impact of the Universal Credit system. What happens when a system built to protect us fails? This piece was originally performed alongside live music and featured an original score.

Maedb produced this project, as well as working on it as a facilitator, writer and performer. NSFW (Not Safe For Work) is a multidisciplinary theatre experience, bringing together comedy, drama, poetry, monologues and more. A digital performance written and performed by sex workers and friends, exploring their daily lives, lived experiences and the problems that arise when sex work is not recognised as work.

A site specific performance by a company of multi-disciplinary artists exploring themes of protest.

OR? is a devised piece of work created by London based artists. It follows the story of two young Londoners navigating the cards that were dealt to them. Will they find comfort in each other, or will they just continue the cycle? Maedb worked on this project as a theatre maker, actor and writer.