Experience Gutted, a live script by Laura Wilson and Alan Whiting, uncovering the deep ties between our gut and the world - live at one of Europe’s oldest operating theatres.
Gutted is a script by artist Laura Wilson with screenwriter Alan Whiting, exploring connections between the digestive faculties of our bodies and the landscapes and ecosystems around us. Encouraging us to consider how we think and feel through our stomachs, this live performance at the Old Operating Theatre, situates the work in one of the oldest surviving operating theatres in Europe, a site resonating with Wilson's research for Gutted around surgical history, health and medicine.
Gutted by Laura Wilson was commissioned by Site Gallery in 2022, supported by the Jerwood New Work Fund and The Elephant Trust. Presented in partnership with East Gallery, Norwich University of the Arts.
The Gutted performance has been made possible with the support of Science Gallery at King’s College London and Team London Bridge Two performances will take place on the 3rd of April, at 6.30pm and 7.30pm. Tickets are free and the bar will be open after the performances.
Please note the Old Operating Theatre has a very limited capacity, if you are no longer able to make the event please contact events@teamlondonbidge.co.uk to release your ticket to the waiting list.
If you have specific requirements or suggestions to enhance your experience, please let us know. We continuously strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone can engage with our work. For physical accessibility information please head to Access | The Old Operating Theatre or contact sciencegallery@kcl.ac.uk.
About The Old Operating Theatre & Herb Garret
Located in the attic of an 18th-century church, the Old Operating Theatre Museum offers a fascinating glimpse into the history of medicine and surgery, featuring a timber-framed Herb Garret once used for drying medicinal plants and Europe’s oldest surviving surgical theatre for women, where operations took place before anaesthetics and antiseptics.