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'Coming home from her sister’s funeral, Grace decides that at 87 years old… her time has come. She’s done with it all. She’s ready to leave the party.
'Her daughter, Dorothy, decides her mum is just depressed. She makes it her mission to show Grace the beauty of living. But Dorothy is divorced. Stuck in a dead-end job. Estranged from her own daughter, Suzie, who lives halfway across the world. Soon, Dorothy starts to worry that her mum might have the right idea.
'Pushing up daisies. Kicking the bucket. Ghosting the Party. The euphemisms are endless. For a phenomenon so certain and all-encompassing, humans are terribly good at looking for ways to avoid talking about death. It’s easy to forget that the concept of ‘checking out’ can be complex, contradictory—funny, even. Especially when an old lady with a bone-dry wit is involved.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Production Details
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Presented by Griffin Theatre Company at Griffin, 6 May - 4 June 2022.
Director: Andrea James.
Designer: Isabel Hudson.
Lighting Designer: Verity Hampson.
Cast: Belinda Giblin.
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Aboriginal Theatre Maker Andrea James Continues to Tell Vital First Nations Stories in Her Tribute to Tennis Legend Evonne Goolagong
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— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , June 2022;'Yorta Yorta/Gunaikurnai theatre maker Andrea James has been thinking a lot about her parents lately.'