INSIDE
The Childhood of an Artist
An evocative virtual reality experience from director Sacha Wares with music by Dan Jones and Evelyn Glennie.
For the first seven years of her childhood, American artist Judith Scott shared a bed with the twin sister who adored her. One night, everything changed.
This beautiful multi-sensory biography transports you to a sunkissed 1950’s family home in Ohio, placing you at the heart of Judith Scott’s devastating story of love and separation.
TOUR DATES - BRISTOL OLD VIC 1-8 October 2025
Talk at Pervasive Media Studio - Sacha Wares shares her evolving understanding of the language of movement in virtual reality narrative. Drawing on her new piece Inside: The Childhood of an Artist
CONCEPT AND DIRECTION
Sacha Wares
CREATIVE TEAM
Specialist Advisor Joyce Scott
Music Dan Jones and Evelyn Glennie
VR Production Partner All Seeing Eye
Research Designer Ultz
Sound Designer Gareth Fry
Movement Director Leon Baugh
Costume Designer Sarah Booth
Costume Supervisor Rachel Ryan
Hair, Wigs and Make-Up Brianna Seymour
Title treatment and end credits Ben Glover
Onboarding video and trailer Ben Glover
First Assistant Director Hana Pascal Keegan
Second Assistant Director Sara Al Ghanem
Music Editor Simon Birch
XR Producer Lead Host Ben Smith
XR Host Theo Hung
BSL translation (onboarding video) Patrick Rosenburg
Audio Description Script Louise Fryer
Technical Partners: All Seeing Eye, University of Portsmouth, Centre for Creative and Immersive XR (CCIXR), CAMERA University of Bath, Hynt, 4D Views
CAST
Evelyn Binyon Teenage Girl
Henry Brown Clarence
Jasmine Cassidy-Rice Teenage Girl
Sarah Cameron Attendant
Angela Clerkin Grandma
Reuben Dallinger Brother
Gemma Harvey Neighbour and Attendant
Ivor Hogg Brother
Mia Hornby Teenage Girl
Robin Kingsford Judith
Matt Kyle Father
Jodie McNee Mother
Gerard McDermott Grandpa
Lindi Pieri Aunt Helen
Imogen Reid Joyce
Poppie-Mai Reeds-McLean Neighbour’s Daughter
Nicholas Tizzard Intendent
Jack Walter-Nelson Brother
FORMAT
A Trial and Error Studio Production presented in association with Bristol Old Vic and My World.
Developed with support from National Theatre, Factory International, CCIXR, Camera, Genesis Kickstart, Young Vic, Innovate UK, Hynt and 4D Views.
Inside is a multisensory virtual reality experience using the Meta Quest 3 headset. To find out more about what to expect please see the Explainer Video and the Access & Wellbeing Guide.
