You Look Okay To Me is a theatrical autopsy of chronic illness, existing as a collage of fragmented conversations, medical encounters and direct audience address. The script blends naturalism with absurdity to reflect the unpredictable, disorienting nature of chronically ill life, urging those untouched by illness to consider what that interruption feels like.
Accessibility for the actors is embedded into the script; rests are written into the show and occur on stage as part of the narrative. Through absurdism, dark humour, and moments of vulnerability, audiences are invited to examine how invisible suffering can be misunderstood. Many chronically ill people perform wellness to survive. This show peels back that layer, offering an unfiltered, intimate, and sometimes absurd exploration of what it means to be unwell in a productivity-obsessed world.
Presented by Junk Theatre
Director: Niko Krieger
Writer: Anna van Miert
Set Design: Grace Farrow-Moore
Sound Design: Kamran Afshar
Lighting Design: Mila Mussatt
Stage Manager: Ella Godbold-Holmes
Cast
Pain: Anna van Miert
Girl: Anna van Miert
Bacteria: Joshua Urquhart
Guy: Joshua Urquhart
Doctor: Joshua Urquhart
Audience Responses:
'I’ve never had a piece of art resonate with me in such a way. It touched nerves that have never been touched before.'
'Funny, painful and thought provoking.'
'It put all the ideas and thoughts i’ve had in my head for the last few years into words.'
'The show represents the difficulty and non-onesidedness of navigating a relationship alongside illness'
'Beautifully insane'
'This play will go far. It has so much potential in terms of what it says about invisible illness but also in terms of theatre industry and practices around work and labour. It's really special.'