Maureen: Harbinger of Death

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Framed by velvet drapes and bedecked with Jatz cracker crumbs and cigarette ash, Maureen invites you into her bohemian living room. She’s here to take you on an intimate journey brimming with witty repartee, well-worn life advice, an exotic array of friends now gone and the dauntless potency of limitless imagination.

With exquisite storytelling, writer and performer Jonny Hawkins transforms into Maureen: a razor-tongued doyenne of Kings Cross in its heyday. Co-created by Nell Ranney, this poignantly funny solo show takes inspiration from Hawkins’ friend, a self-described “working class glamour queen” and one of life’s true eccentrics.

An intimate celebration of matriarchal power, this is one swan-song you won’t want to miss

Time Out 

Magnificently flouting many of the rules of drama and narrative, Maureen: Harbinger of Death redefines our concepts of older women. Caustic and moving, it is an uplifting demonstration of the wisdom, vitality, kindness and humour of women too often overlooked or dismissed by society.

A night of wit, imagination and storytelling with a character you won’t forget.

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Credits

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Writer & Performer Jonny Hawkins
Co-conceiver & Director Nell Ranney
Set & Costume Designer Isabel Hudson
Lighting Designer Nick Schlieper
Sound Designer Steve Toulmin
Lighting Associate Morgan Moroney
Producer Jo Dyer

Production Manager Lachlan Steel
Technical Consultant Marcus Kelson
Stage Manager Tanya Leach

A Soft Tread production in association with Sign of the Acorn

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