Abigail's mum is dead. But it turns out she can't afford her to be. Did you know how expensive it is to die? It's £4,000 for the funeral. Extra for flowers. And even more if you want sausage rolls. Otherwise, she'll get a council funeral and an unmarked grave.
In her work as a playwright, Abigail has been asked to write about something raw, from her 'unique working-class lens'Something that will make the audience feel gratifyingly bad about themselves. And so, to afford the funeral, she has to write about her mum..
Kelly Jones's
My Mothers Funeral: The Show playfully tackles the inequalities we face around death, and the cost of turning your loved ones into artIt was co-produced by Paines Plough; Mercury Theatre, Colchester; Belgrade Theatre, Coventry; Landmark Theatres and Royal & Derngate, Northampton and premiered in 2024 at the Belgrade, before a UK tour including a run at Paines Plough's Roundabout at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it won a Fringe First Award and a Summerhall Lustrum Award.
| Format |
Häftad |
| Omfång |
80 sidor |
| Språk |
Engelska |
| Förlag |
Nick Hern Books |
| Utgivningsdatum |
2024-08-08 |
| ISBN |
9781839043802 |
