theatre works presents
by amelia newman
Claire Come Home
2 - 6 JANUARY | THEATRE WORKS
Claire Come Home
VENUE
by amelia newman
“Little mouse, we hold you a funeral. I’m sorry you were dead in our junk draws. I’m sorry I threw you across the room. I hope you flew.”
Look. I don’t want to kill myself, it’s just… I do think about cutting my hands off.
Beth, Claire’s best friend, is stuck at home. Jared, Claire’s boyfriend, is here too.
But Claire isn’t at home. Claire is in hospital recovering from a suicide attempt. And no one knows when she’ll be coming home.
As blood leaks from the kitchen cabinets, conversations turn into dance numbers and jokes turn into nightmares, CLAIRE COME HOME is a dark comedy about the absurdity and grief of waiting for a loved one to get better. This trope-flipping play asks you to sit on the couch and mind the seven foot laundry pile while the supporting characters take the spotlight.
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
DURATION
65 Minutes
WARNINGS
Blood, discussions of a suicide attempt, mental ill-health, suicidal ideation, and death; depictions of dead and injured animals
ACCESSIBILITY
Theatre Works is a wheelchair accessible venue. A full access guide will be available closer to the date.
"(Newman) delivers an exciting and contemporary theatrical work that’s sharply conscious of the restlessness of youth"
— Daily Review
“[Newman’s] brain works at a hundred miles an hour and their previous writing has always exposed truths about youth and humanity but not always in an easy-to-digest way.”
– Keith Gow, Theatre First
The Claire Come Home team would like to extend their deepest thanks and gratitude to Born in a Taxi and Kinetic Theatre for letting them use their rehearsal space. One of the biggest barriers to emerging artists making theatre is affordable rehearsal space, and we wouldn't have been able to do this without their help.
DATES + TIMES
Tuesday 2 January - 7:30pm (Preview)
Wednesday 3 January - 7:30pm (Opening)
Thursday 4 January - 7:30pm
Friday 5 January - 7:30pm
Saturday 6 January - 7:30pm
Theatre Works has a lockout policy for latecomers. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early to ensure you don't miss out.
Refunds will not be issued to latecomers.
TICKETS
FULL PRICE
$35.00
CONCESSION*
$28.00
PREVIEW
$20.00
20 at $20**
$20.00
MOB TIX
$20.00
*Seniors, Student, MEAA, Health Care and Low Income card holders
**Limited to 20 tickets per performance
Theatre Works has been long established as the south-side festival hub in Melbourne.
In the first week of January 2024, Theatre Works is taken over by SOOO FRESH SUMMER FEST - a festival showcasing brand new works by some of Melbourne’s most exciting up-and-coming artists.
CREDITS
DIRECTOR
Sarah Hartnell
PLAYWRIGHT & PRODUCER
Amelia Newman
CAST
Lucy Orr
Sam Dolan
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR / PRODUCTION /
STAGE MANAGER
Liz Everett
LIGHTING DESIGNER / OPERATOR
Hannah Wiloughby
MEET THE ARTIST -
Amelia Newman
Amelia Newman is a writer, theatre maker, and performer born in Melbourne/Narrm. Amelia has worked extensively with Riot Stage Youth Theatre and they have had their work presented at La Mama Theatre, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Northcote Town Hall, Arts House and Siteworks. Their work has a keen focus on mental health destigmatization and compassionate storytelling.
