Confessions of a Sleepwalking Insomniac
By Helen Vivienne Fletcher
A brand new full-length solo show by award-winning playwright Helen Vivienne Fletcher.
When:
6:00pm, 8 - 10 September (NZSL Interpreted)
Where: The Stage, BATS Theatre, 1 Kent Tce (wheelchair accessible)
Cost: $20 · $18 · $15
WORK IN DEVELOPMENT
A sniper just shot a bullet through Briar’s window. Or… Briar had a nightmare and went crashing into a solid wooden door. Maybe the MRI machine can tell her which.
Briar’s always been a sleepwalker, but when a new relationship sends her sleep disorder into overdrive, it’s not just her REM cycle that suffers. Briar’s grip on reality is slipping, and her life is coming apart with it. The possibility of an assistance dog offers hope, but with injuries a nightly occurrence and her girlfriend’s patience wearing thin, Briar’s finding love might not be as unconditional as promised.
Based on the true story of a series of things that didn’t really happen, playwright Helen Vivienne Fletcher, winner of the Peter Harcourt Outstanding New Playwright award 2015, draws on her lifetime of sleep misadventures in this new solo play. Falling asleep, or falling in love – which one is about to crash?
NZSL Access
Confessions of a Sleepwalking Insomniac features integrated NZSL interpretation by Nicola Clements for all three performances of the show this TAHI Festival. There will be a short briefing at 6pm every night so please leave enough time for you to arrive, collect your tickets and enter the theatre. The Stage is wheelchair accessible. For full details about accessibility at BATS, go to bats.co.nz/about-bats/accessibility
CREATIVE TEAM/COMPANY INFO
Writer: Helen Vivienne Fletcher
Performer: Pauline Ward
Director: Laura Haughey
NZSL Interpreter: Nicola Clements
Lighting Designer and Operator : Grace Newtown
Sound Designer: Isaac Hooper
Stage Manager: Kate Anderson
Script Dramaturg: Angie Farrow
Producers: Beth Barclay & Sally Richards
Project Manager: Fay Van Der Meulen
This is a Work in Development, meaning the creative team has had a short development rehearsal process and is sharing explorations and possibilities of a brand new play text, commissioned by TAHI Festival. This is a chance to see an exciting and evolving work in development, in a modest form.
“The quality of production in every respect makes it a pleasure to suspend disbelief and engage.”
How to Catch a Grim Reaper, John Smyth, Theatreview, 2015.
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Image Description: A collage of dots form the head and shoulders of playwright Helen Vivian Fletcher. Purple hues are used for her shift and lighter shades show her face. The whites of her eyes help her bright blue eyes stand out. Her chin is slightly downturned and she wears an expression of observation with a hint of curiosity. Her hair is a patchwork of bright green while the background is a bold blue colour.