Reverie - a dream of autoimmunity by Joanna Holland

Reverie - a dream of autoimmunity by Joanna Holland

2 Nov 2025 - 19:00 - 20:00

Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery

Hosted with Metal, multidisciplinary artist Joanna Holland brings her performance Reverie – a dream of autoimmunity to Peterborough.
Presented by METAL Peterborough, funded by Arts Council, England.

The performance will be followed by a Q&A with writer Joanna & actress Louise.
Event duration: Approx. 60 minutes
Suitable for people aged 14+

Booking will open soon!

Reverie - a dream of autoimmunity by Joanna Holland
Reverie – a dream of autoimmunity

A once grand hall in an abandoned manor house – now in a dilapidated state of disrepair. A young woman, a dreamy new friendship, and a curse. An unorthodox relationship, but one which has utterly lifted her from a state of melancholia.

Suddenly this friendship takes a sinister turn, and she finds herself in a nightmarish scenario – where comfort is replaced by claustrophobia and trust by terror.

Rule one – never ever share your innermost secrets.
Rule two – old houses are not to be trusted.

Entanglements between chronic illness and a repetitive dream inspired Joanna’sautofictional tale of love, loss and unpredictability. Reverie is performed as a dreamlike monologue by award-winning actress Louise Kim Salter and directed by Stéphanie Joalland.

IMPORTANT content information:

The performance features themes of horror, chronic illness, parasomnias, nightmares, visions, pain and death. It has an unnerving and extremely loud soundtrack, with some sudden noises, moments of darkness and flashing lights.


£7.50

General admission ticket

£0.00

People who identify as living with chronic illness, Disabled, D/deaf and/or neurodiverse (Subsidised by ACE)

This performance is part of The Haunted. Running over the course of a year, The Haunted is a collection of performances, talks, readings and soundscapes which explore liminal space, dreaming, sick bodies, horror and the uncanny. Female-led narratives by Disabled and non-Disabled artists share what it’s like to exist in an ever-shifting, ‘in between’ space.

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