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# REVIEW: Dead and Breathing @The Albany, London
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/review-dead-and-breathing-the-albany-london/
- Published: 2018-02-22T19:52:42.000Z
- Updated: 2018-02-23T09:24:30.000Z
- Description: A somber kaftan laden upper-class cancer patient, Carolyn (Lizan Mitchell), unashamedly bares all as she is bathed by working class (and transsexual) carer, Veronika (Kim Tatum aka Mzz Kimberley).
- Author: Tin Nguyen
- Tags: Arts, In The South, News, Reviews, Theatre

## A somber kaftan laden upper-class cancer patient, Carolyn (Lizan Mitchell), unashamedly bares all as she is bathed by working class (and transsexual) carer, Veronika (Kim Tatum aka Mzz Kimberley).

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/web-600-99.jpg)

**Chisa Hutchinson** and **Rebecca Atkinson-Lord’s** *Dead and Breathing* brings two people together – one who has it all with no moral values and one who has nothing but her faith in Christianity – and explores what people are willing to do for what they want. In this case, spread across a lavish boudoir.

**Mzz Kimberley** is fresh off *Transformation Street*, an ITV documentary depicting patients going through gender reassignment. *Dead and Breathing* is certainly the perfect segway from the inspiring series and her *‘reach through to your heart’* kind of authenticity is what makes her character so believable.

This alongside Mitchell’s abrasive demeanour make for a remarkable dance between wrong and right, morals and wants. As Tatum’s character opens up about her struggles as a trans person, she presents a serene Mandella-like protest that defies the need for a ‘normal life’ – with courage and dignity completely intact.

**Hutchinson** and **Atkinson-Lord** make for a creatively distinct expression and it shines through in the production’s women-power-esque duo.

*Dead and Breathing* runs at the The Albany, Douglas Way, London SE8 4AG till March 3.

**To book tickets online, [click here:](https://www.thealbany.org.uk/event%5Fdetail/2203/Theatre/Dead-and-Breathing?ref=scenemag.co.uk)**

**Or call the box office:** 020 8692 4446