Young playwright's grief play opens at Newcastle theatre
Mikaela Corrigan, 24, wrote and stars in She, Her and I after her grandmother's cancer death, opening Thursday for six shows.
Cats in the Cupboard Productions debuts She, Her and I at the Civic Theatre Playhouse on Thursday. The play runs through to November 21.
Playwright Mikaela Corrigan, 24, wrote the script in three days in response to watching her extended family face her grandmother's cancer diagnosis, decline and death. The play explores three sisters navigating their mother's final days.
It mixes dark comedy with the helplessness of watching a parent slip away. Corrigan didn't know how to process the grief.
So she turned it into art. The production is the final show in Newcastle council's Upstage program.
This program funds venue hire, technical support and marketing for independent local theatre. Director Nicholas Pavan said support like this lets original stories reach an audience.
- Mikaela Corrigan, 24
- Playwright age
- Three
- Days to write script
- November 12 to 21
- Run dates
- Near 200 seats
- Theatre capacity
Why it mattersOriginal theatre depends on venues and support to exist; council backing lets new voices and authentic stories get seen.
AustraliaNewcastle audience gets a new work by a local 24-year-old exploring grief, and the council's investment shows commitment to indie arts.
