World Premiere | Winner of the Ensemble Theatre New Writing Commission 2016

Overview

Three years on from the sudden death of her husband, Sue’s future still feels blank. Her three children are distant and distracted. For the first time in her life, she’s alone. Sue decides to take drastic action: to be surrounded by life, even if that life is vegetable. But when you need to talk, plants don’t necessarily make the best conversational partners.

So Sue strikes on a radical solution – one that means her children will have to contend with an unexpected new arrival in the family…

Kit Brookman’s delightfully quirky play, written with a keen and intelligent wit, was the winner of the 2016 Ensemble Theatre New Writing Commission.

PRODUCTION PHOTOS: PRUDENCE UPTON

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Reviews

‘’Warm, funny, deeply felt... the work of a brilliant new writing talent who is building a reputation for crafting plays that gently but thoroughly examine the intricacies of how families really interact behind closed doors".  Arts Review (for The Great Fire)

“Kit Brookman... confidently delivers a meaty exploration of the social and cultural changes wrought in Australia over the past 50 years".  Limelight (for The Great Fire)

“Wonderfully assured... beautifully, delicately explored".  The Guardian (for Small and Tired)

Cast & Creatives
Kit Brookman

Kit Brookman

Playwright

Elsie Edgerton-Till

Elsie Edgerton-Till

Director

Briallen Clarke

Briallen Clarke

Cast - Naomi

Helen Dallimore

Helen Dallimore

Cast - Erin

Sandy Gore

Sandy Gore

Cast - Sue

Garth Holcombe

Garth Holcombe

Cast - Daniel

Michelle Lim Davidson

Michelle Lim Davidson

Cast - Clare

Isabel Hudson

Isabel Hudson

Designer

Ben Brockman

Ben Brockman

Lighting Designer

Daryl Wallis

Daryl Wallis

Sound Designer

Lauren Tulloh

Lauren Tulloh

Stage Manager

Alana Canceri

Alana Canceri

Wardrobe Coordinator