KNOCK KNOCK at The Etcetera Theatre

Surprising, powerful and unsettling, KNOCK KNOCK takes you on a journey deep into a mind broken by the past."I hear voices in my head. Each one as recognisable and individual to me as yours is to you."KNOCK KNOCK tells the story of a man who lives with Dissociative Identity Disorder (D.I.D.) - known, until 1994, as Multiple Personality Disorder. It is a rare psychological condition in which two or more distinct identities or personality states are present in an individual and alternately take control of that individual. The person also experiences extensive memory loss. Usually, the primary identity or 'host' carries the individual's given name and is passive, guilty and or depressed. Each of the identities or 'alters' is experienced as though it has a distinct history and self-image with a separate name, reported age, gender and personal history.The various identities may or may not like or approve of one another or even know of one another's existence. D.I.D. is thought to result from severe trauma during childhood. It is a coping mechanism - the person dissociates his / her conscious self from a situation or experience that is too painful to acknowledge.

Authors

• Jules Feiffer