Pearls
Theatre and Physical Theatre
• Word
World Premiere
In the search for a string of pearls, a daughter travels to her abandoned
childhood home and a mother travels from Port Pirie to Paris without ever
leaving Australia. Family relics abound: ashtrays, a Princess Diana
jigsaw, a commode used as a table. Memories are ignited then questioned.
And still the pearls cannot be found. Family fractures deepen until
finally a heartbreaking, but healing, truth is revealed. Combining theatre
and storytelling this is a story based on the writer's own experiences
that will make you laugh, then cry, then laugh again.
Written and performed by Tracy Crisp; Directed by Ross Vosvotekas; Dramaturg: Maggie Wood
Written and performed by Tracy Crisp; Directed by Ross Vosvotekas; Dramaturg: Maggie Wood
Presented by: Tracy Crisp
Tracy Crisp is a writer and performer across platforms as varied as standup, novels, storytelling and memoir. She has been a national finalist in JJJ's Raw Comedy competition; been shortlisted in the South Australian awards for literature; and recently published her second novel, Surrogate. Since returning to Adelaide from Abu Dhabi she has been a regular at Adelaide's reading and storytelling events where she is known for work that brings a potent mix of humour and poignancy to the stage.