Julianne Moore will star alongside Tilda Swinton in The Room Next Door, the first English language film from Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar.
08.01.2024 - 10:42 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
An increasing number of Brits are letting out their pent-up anger in rage rooms.
However, workers are saying the majority of customers are women who are smashing stuff up as "therapy". Since the first Rage Rooms opened up in 2008, dozens have opened across the UK.
The activity centre gives customers a space to let out any frustrations by smashing up a wide range of objects. Gemma Whiddett, 40, who has worked at the Rage Rooms in Norwich for two and a half years, said most of her current customers are women.
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Gemma said: "People use the rooms for their intended purpose - it's a part of therapy. We have therapists recommending us.
"Recovering addicts come in as part of their therapy - that's in partnership with the ADDER [Addiction, Diversion, Disruption, Enforcement and Recovery] project.
"There are also people who are just having a tough time at work. We had someone come in whose partner had been murdered. I think men have outlets - they can play football, golf, or go to the pub. Women don't always have an aggressive outlet.
"Talking is all well and good but sometimes you just need to get it out. Some people will book a single slot by themselves and others come with a group.
"We see women getting divorced and they’ll bring their friends in - they'll smash things up and bitch about their partners. We had a couple of people bring in plates and they had written on them what annoyed them - then they took the plates into the room to smash."
She added: "It's a nice place to work - you hear so many stories and people are always so happy when they leave. I had a lady come in and she didn't tell us what she was going through but she smashed
Julianne Moore will star alongside Tilda Swinton in The Room Next Door, the first English language film from Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar.
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