A white woman with long wavy ginger hair is kneeling on a desk with both hands down in front of her. She is wearing a dark pink long-sleeved leotard with strings of large light pink jewels and cloth tassels under the arms. There a microphone on her right and a laptop on the left.

Wormhole Of Our Formation

Catherine Hoffmann

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Information

Time: 8:30pm

Tickets: Pay What You Can (Recommended Price £16)*

*All orders subject to a transaction fee of £2.

Running Time: 40 minutes (no interval)

Age Recommendation: 16+

The event takes place in person in our Council Chamber

A visceral, absurdist ride through Breakdown Britain.

Part ritual, part exorcism, Wormhole of our Formation charts a fragmented personal journey across the disorienting landscapes of austerity and ageing.

From the monotony of bed and breakfasts, money concerns and motorway closures – armed with a wind machine, artist Catherine Hoffmann uses warped music and searing text to immerse audiences in a surreal, transcendental point of collapse, as Tetley tea bags pile high and scrambled eggs congeal.

 

‘Superb‘ Time Out

‘A commanding presence‘ Total Theatre

 

This event is part of Bloom, a programme of cutting edge performance developed at BAC. Bloom is curated by BAC’s Programme Producer Ella Gamble.

 

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Gallery

Catherine Hoffman, a white woman with long wavy hair is standing face on to the camera with hands reaching forward, bright pink light shines down from above. She is wearing a dark pink long-sleeved leotard with strings of large light pink jewels and cloth tassels under the arms. Behind her a clear plastic sheet hangs with ripples in it from tension, and at her feet various music production equipment including microphones, a laptop and a looper and synth board.
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A white woman with an emotionless expression is sitting at a desk behind two microphones; she is wearing a bright orange hazmat suite. Large, orange-tinted glasses and holding a piece of paper with both hand on the desk. On the table sits a laptop and electronic keyboard to the left, and two abstract bundles of fabric with pearl embezzlements.
Catherine Hoffman, a white woman with long wavy ginger hair is standing face on to the camera with hands reaching forward and a somewhat confused zombie-like expression on her face. The background is white and grey, contrasting her colourful silhouette. She is wearing a dark pink long-sleeved leotard with strings of large light pink jewels and pink cloth tassels under the arms, swinging with movement.
A white woman with bright orange hair styled up in a bun sits on a black leather chair behind a desk in a dark room. There are two dim red bulbs either end of the desk lighting the room and table. A laptop, cables and two microphones and two sound control desks are either side of the woman. She is speaking into the left mic and controlling the sound on both decks.

Biographies

Catherine Hoffmann

Catherine Hoffman takes an interdisciplinary approach to her work sitting in between live art, cabaret and performance. She ventures into vulnerable terrain using humour and irreverence as a tool, embracing the desire for collective healing in our challenging contemporary lives. Mainly creating solo shows, she also collaborates with Florence Peake and has shown in festivals, theatres, art galleries, cabaret events, on night buses, in bars and clubs throughout the UK and Europe. 

Recently she worked as script consultant for Tink Flaherty’s Gen X and Gen Z at the Southbank Centre. She created an immersive version of Wormhole of our Formation using VR 360 film at UCA, Canterbury supported by Arts Council England, Hi3 Network, Wysing Arts Centre and Cambridge Junction. In 2022, she toured Cyst-er Act to Germany, Turner Contemporary, Summerhall and Southbank Centre. 

Credits

Producer Arly Bean
Assistant Ash McNaughton
Lighting Designer Marty Langthorne
Sound Designer Lottie Lou Poulet
Dramaturg Eirini Kartsaki
Costume Designer Lara Buffard

Access

PRE EVENT INFORMATION

This event takes place in person in our Council Chamber. This space is on the first floor, with step-free access via a lift.

If you have booked a ticket you will receive an email from us before your performance detailing important information about your visit.

PERSONAL ASSISTANT/COMPANION TICKETS

If you require the assistance of a friend or helper to attend, we can make a free ticket available for your companion. You can book access companion tickets online or contact the Box Office to book by emailing boxoffice@bac.org.uk.

To book a free access companion online:

  • log in to your account here
  • go to ‘Other preferences’ and tick ‘I require a personal assistant/companion’.
  • Choose the performance, date and seats you would like and if you add at least 2 tickets to your basket, then one of these will automatically become free.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

All performances will be Captioned.

Content

  • Loud music
  • Flashing lights
  • Themes of mental health
  • References to medical conditions

This performance is not relaxed, meaning latecomers will not be admitted into the space after the show starts.

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We want our shows to be as accessible to as many people as possible.

We offer tickets to most shows on a Pay What You Can basis throughout the year.

Tickets for Bloom performances in 2026 start at £9.50, and we have recommended pricing to help you choose a price that works for you.

We know that ticket price is a huge barrier for some. If you can afford to pay the recommended price or more, choosing to do so supports those that can’t. It makes it possible for us to continue to offer Pay What You Can and welcome those who otherwise wouldn’t be able to attend.

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