60 acast.com Unmute https://shows.acast.com/unmute en LUNG LUNG ‘I just need someone to hear these words to know what it’s like for me and people like me.’

 

​Unmute is an arresting and essential collection of contemporary monologues written by young people, for young people. Packed with fury, honesty and playfulness, this is a collection from a generation that won’t be silenced and will be heard.

 

Content Guidance


Contains strong language and other themes listeners may distressing. Recommended for ages 15+

 

Credits


Performed by Joey Abukeze, Komal Amin and Helen Monks with Esther Ayo James. Directed by Matt Woodhead, produced by Mark Augustyn and Camille Koosyial. The Executive Producer was Dave Cribb.


Cover Art designed by India Buxton.

 

Unmute was commissioned by LUNG, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and Salamander Street. For more information visit www.lungtheatre.co.uk

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> ‘I just need someone to hear these words to know what it’s like for me and people like me.’

 

​Unmute is an arresting and essential collection of contemporary monologues written by young people, for young people. Packed with fury, honesty and playfulness, this is a collection from a generation that won’t be silenced and will be heard.

 

Content Guidance


Contains strong language and other themes listeners may distressing. Recommended for ages 15+

 

Credits


Performed by Joey Abukeze, Komal Amin and Helen Monks with Esther Ayo James. Directed by Matt Woodhead, produced by Mark Augustyn and Camille Koosyial. The Executive Producer was Dave Cribb.


Cover Art designed by India Buxton.

 

Unmute was commissioned by LUNG, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and Salamander Street. For more information visit www.lungtheatre.co.uk

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> false LUNG info+6810d5a153ed555148835658@mg-eu.acast.com 6810d5a153ed555148835658 unmute serial https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6810d5a153ed555148835658/1754391237205-528f761f-3c2f-4a7f-8b83-5f3f06e343f2.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/unmute Unmute 1. The Battle Of A Teenage Pole Vaulter 1. The Battle Of A Teenage Pole Vaulter Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 2:42 6891e3d88184339560e47984 false https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/1-the-battle-of-a-teenage-pole-vaulter 6891e3d88184339560e47984 6810d5a153ed555148835658 1-the-battle-of-a-teenage-pole-vaulter full 1 1 By Charis Crawford.


Contains references to suicide

 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> By Charis Crawford.


Contains references to suicide

 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 2. Unmute 2. Unmute Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 1:46 6891e41c3a582a36b3a277bd false https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/2-unmute 6891e41c3a582a36b3a277bd 6810d5a153ed555148835658 2-unmute full 1 2

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]>

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 3. She Doesn’t Even Care 3. She Doesn’t Even Care Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 1:39 6891e50654703a5cd440dcff false https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/3-she-doesnt-even-care 6891e50654703a5cd440dcff 6810d5a153ed555148835658 3-she-doesnt-even-care full 1 3

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]>

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 4. That Uncontrollable Tic, Tic, Tic 4. That Uncontrollable Tic, Tic, Tic Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 2:08 6891e57d6c91d3cb6330433b false https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/4-that-uncontrollable-tic-tic-tic 6891e57d6c91d3cb6330433b 6810d5a153ed555148835658 4-that-uncontrollable-tic-tic-tic full 1 4

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]>

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 5. Dave Doesn’t Like It When You Say ‘No’ 5. Dave Doesn’t Like It When You Say ‘No’ Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 3:15 6891e5ae8184339560e52154 false https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/5-dave-doesnt-like-it-when-you-say-no 6891e5ae8184339560e52154 6810d5a153ed555148835658 5-dave-doesnt-like-it-when-you-say-no full 1 5 By Jessica Humphreys.


Contains references to abuse, sexual harassment and suicide

 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> By Jessica Humphreys.


Contains references to abuse, sexual harassment and suicide

 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 6. Hair 6. Hair Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 2:50 6891e6188184339560e56e76 true https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/6-hair 6891e6188184339560e56e76 6810d5a153ed555148835658 6-hair full 1 6 By Sophia Beadle.


Contains strong language and references to racism

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> By Sophia Beadle.


Contains strong language and references to racism

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 7. F**k It Up 7. F**k It Up Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 2:44 6891e6593a582a36b3a352a2 true https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/7-fk-it-up 6891e6593a582a36b3a352a2 6810d5a153ed555148835658 7-fk-it-up full 1 7 By Touré Pacquette.


Contains strong language and references to racism

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> By Touré Pacquette.


Contains strong language and references to racism

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 8. Being A Woman 8. Being A Woman Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 2:37 6891e6968184339560e5a6a6 true https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/8-being-a-woman 6891e6968184339560e5a6a6 6810d5a153ed555148835658 8-being-a-woman full 1 8 By Ella Ritsema.


Contains strong language and references to sexual harassment

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> By Ella Ritsema.


Contains strong language and references to sexual harassment

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 9. I’m Actually Going To Kill Myself 9. I’m Actually Going To Kill Myself Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 3:23 6891e6c934f09da0e51d140c true https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/9-im-actually-going-to-kill-myself 6891e6c934f09da0e51d140c 6810d5a153ed555148835658 9-im-actually-going-to-kill-myself full 1 9 By Hannah Morgan.


Contains strong language

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> By Hannah Morgan.


Contains strong language

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 10. My Dad 10. My Dad Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 2:09 6891e6f454703a5cd44159e2 false https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/10-my-dad 6891e6f454703a5cd44159e2 6810d5a153ed555148835658 10-my-dad full 1 10

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]>

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 11. Imagine 11. Imagine Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 1:00 6891e71e8184339560e5c1ea false https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/11-imagine 6891e71e8184339560e5c1ea 6810d5a153ed555148835658 11-imagine full 1 11

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]>

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 12. There Is A Fire 12. There Is A Fire Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 2:48 6891e7446c91d3cb6330a1b8 false https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/12-there-is-a-fire 6891e7446c91d3cb6330a1b8 6810d5a153ed555148835658 12-there-is-a-fire full 1 12

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]>

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 13. To Be Normal 13. To Be Normal Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 4:13 6891e78054703a5cd441d299 false https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/13-to-be-normal 6891e78054703a5cd441d299 6810d5a153ed555148835658 13-to-be-normal full 1 13 By Rosan Trisic.


Contains references to suicide

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> By Rosan Trisic.


Contains references to suicide

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 14. Out Of Sight 14. Out Of Sight Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 3:50 6891e7ad3a582a36b3a3c4a2 false https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/14-out-of-sight 6891e7ad3a582a36b3a3c4a2 6810d5a153ed555148835658 14-out-of-sight full 1 14

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]>

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 15. The Mighty Cough 15. The Mighty Cough Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 1:30 6891e7d654703a5cd441f621 false https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/15-the-mighty-cough 6891e7d654703a5cd441f621 6810d5a153ed555148835658 15-the-mighty-cough full 1 15

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]>

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 16. What’s Going On? 16. What’s Going On? Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 1:45 6891e7ff3a582a36b3a3dd36 true https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/16-whats-going-on 6891e7ff3a582a36b3a3dd36 6810d5a153ed555148835658 16-whats-going-on full 1 16 By Olivia McGeachy.


Contains strong language

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> By Olivia McGeachy.


Contains strong language

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 17. Don’t Blame Me 17. Don’t Blame Me Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 4:17 6891e83634f09da0e51d7f97 false https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/17-dont-blame-me 6891e83634f09da0e51d7f97 6810d5a153ed555148835658 17-dont-blame-me full 1 17 By Stella Whitehouse.


Contains references to grooming

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> By Stella Whitehouse.


Contains references to grooming

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 18. Why My Parents? 18. Why My Parents? Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 1:13 6891e86434f09da0e51d90cd false https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/18-why-my-parents 6891e86434f09da0e51d90cd 6810d5a153ed555148835658 18-why-my-parents full 1 18

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]>

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 19. My Little Monster 19. My Little Monster Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 3:46 6891e88754703a5cd4422540 false https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/19-my-little-monster 6891e88754703a5cd4422540 6810d5a153ed555148835658 19-my-little-monster full 1 19

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]>

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 20. Green 20. Green Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 1:43 6891e8b654703a5cd4422d91 false https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/20-green 6891e8b654703a5cd4422d91 6810d5a153ed555148835658 20-green full 1 20

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]>

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 21. A Garden In The Belly Of The Beast 21. A Garden In The Belly Of The Beast Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 2:38 6891e8fb6c91d3cb633113d1 false https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/21-a-garden-in-the-belly-of-the-beast 6891e8fb6c91d3cb633113d1 6810d5a153ed555148835658 21-a-garden-in-the-belly-of-the-beast full 1 21

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]>

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 22. Imperfect Reflections 22. Imperfect Reflections Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 1:42 6891e9358184339560e62ff4 false https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/22-imperfect-reflections 6891e9358184339560e62ff4 6810d5a153ed555148835658 22-imperfect-reflections full 1 22

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]>

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 23. You Made A Joke 23. You Made A Joke Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 1:36 6891e96c34f09da0e51dde9d false https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/23-you-made-a-joke 6891e96c34f09da0e51dde9d 6810d5a153ed555148835658 23-you-made-a-joke full 1 23 By Mia Beckmann Adams.


Contains references to sexual harassment, rape and femicide

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> By Mia Beckmann Adams.


Contains references to sexual harassment, rape and femicide

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 24. Pan With Pride 24. Pan With Pride Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 2:27 6891e9928184339560e65305 false https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/24-pan-with-pride 6891e9928184339560e65305 6810d5a153ed555148835658 24-pan-with-pride full 1 24

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]>

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 25. Unspeakable 25. Unspeakable Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 3:03 6891e9c154703a5cd4426d66 false https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/25-unspeakable 6891e9c154703a5cd4426d66 6810d5a153ed555148835658 25-unspeakable full 1 25 By Izzie Dickinson.


Contains references to violence

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> By Izzie Dickinson.


Contains references to violence

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 26. Trapped 26. Trapped Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 2:27 6891e9e934f09da0e51e0ac7 false https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/26-trapped 6891e9e934f09da0e51e0ac7 6810d5a153ed555148835658 26-trapped full 1 26

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]>

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 27. Minority Identity 27. Minority Identity Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 1:53 6891ea218184339560e674fa true https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/27-minority-identity 6891ea218184339560e674fa 6810d5a153ed555148835658 27-minority-identity full 1 27 By Rianna Kumar.


Contains strong language and references to racism

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> By Rianna Kumar.


Contains strong language and references to racism

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 28. Homework 28. Homework Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 4:22 6891ead854703a5cd4429f4e false https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/28-homework 6891ead854703a5cd4429f4e 6810d5a153ed555148835658 28-homework full 1 28

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]>

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 29. It’s Not Enough 29. It’s Not Enough Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 3:13 6891eb1454703a5cd442abda false https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/29-its-not-enough 6891eb1454703a5cd442abda 6810d5a153ed555148835658 29-its-not-enough full 1 29

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]>

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 30. ‘S’ 30. ‘S’ Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 2:13 6891eb376c91d3cb63324e1b false https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/30-s 6891eb376c91d3cb63324e1b 6810d5a153ed555148835658 30-s full 1 30

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]>

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 31. Loneliness 31. Loneliness Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 3:02 6891eb5e54703a5cd442b9d5 false https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/31-loneliness 6891eb5e54703a5cd442b9d5 6810d5a153ed555148835658 31-loneliness full 1 31

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]>

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 32. Bunker At War 32. Bunker At War Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 2:25 6891eb7f54703a5cd442bf05 false https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/32-bunker-at-war 6891eb7f54703a5cd442bf05 6810d5a153ed555148835658 32-bunker-at-war full 1 32

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]>

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 33. Where Are You From? 33. Where Are You From? Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 3:37 6891ebb034f09da0e51eff29 false https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/33-where-are-you-from 6891ebb034f09da0e51eff29 6810d5a153ed555148835658 33-where-are-you-from full 1 33 By Stephanie Oluwatamilore Abogunrin.


Contains references to racism

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> By Stephanie Oluwatamilore Abogunrin.


Contains references to racism

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 34. Mr Speaker 34. Mr Speaker Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 2:29 6891ebdf3a582a36b3a52030 true https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/34-mr-speaker 6891ebdf3a582a36b3a52030 6810d5a153ed555148835658 34-mr-speaker full 1 34 By Leila Biggs.


Contains strong language and references to sexual harassment, rape and femicide

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> By Leila Biggs.


Contains strong language and references to sexual harassment, rape and femicide

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 35. Strawberry Milk! 35. Strawberry Milk! Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 2:16 6891ec0f3a582a36b3a527c5 false https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/35-strawberry-milk 6891ec0f3a582a36b3a527c5 6810d5a153ed555148835658 35-strawberry-milk full 1 35

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]>

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 36. Heath Fire 36. Heath Fire Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 3:15 6891ec3d54703a5cd442e275 true https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/36-heath-fire 6891ec3d54703a5cd442e275 6810d5a153ed555148835658 36-heath-fire full 1 36 By Manon Memmi Weir.


Contains strong language

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> By Manon Memmi Weir.


Contains strong language

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 37. What Am I Missing? 37. What Am I Missing? Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 2:34 6891ec703a582a36b3a537aa false https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/37-what-am-i-missing 6891ec703a582a36b3a537aa 6810d5a153ed555148835658 37-what-am-i-missing full 1 37

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]>

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 38. Cocoon 38. Cocoon Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 3:00 6891ec943a582a36b3a53f51 false https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/38-cocoon 6891ec943a582a36b3a53f51 6810d5a153ed555148835658 38-cocoon full 1 38

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]>

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 39. Unrequited 39. Unrequited Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 3:19 6891ecbb34f09da0e51f3528 false https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/39-unrequited 6891ecbb34f09da0e51f3528 6810d5a153ed555148835658 39-unrequited full 1 39

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]>

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 40. I Just Can’t Do It 40. I Just Can’t Do It Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 3:32 6891ecde34f09da0e51f3c67 false https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/40-i-just-cant-do-it 6891ecde34f09da0e51f3c67 6810d5a153ed555148835658 40-i-just-cant-do-it full 1 40

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]>

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 41. Be Your Own You 41. Be Your Own You Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT 2:42 6891ed078184339560e7ef36 false https://shows.acast.com/unmute/episodes/41-be-your-own-you 6891ed078184339560e7ef36 6810d5a153ed555148835658 41-be-your-own-you full 1 41

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]>

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]>