Congratulations to Emily O’Mahoney, Class of 2022 who has have been given the very exciting opportunity to stage a play she has written at the Canberra Theatre Centre Courtyard Studio.
During her first year studying Theatre and the Victorian College of the Arts, Emily wrote ‘You Tell My Mum, I’m Dead as an homage to girlhood, female friendships, and her mother. Taking inspiration from her own experiences at coasties, the play grapples with complex themes but is filled with heart.
About the show:
The end of Year 12 means only one thing for the new Canberra grads – Schoolies has begun.
For Layla, Max, and Cara, the promised ritual of a week partying on the beach is the stuff of dreams. Cheap alcohol and coconut sunscreen fuels the week, but when one of them is roofied the shock of the real world arrives.
With no help outside their Airbnb, the girls grapple with entering adulthood where safety isn’t promised, friendships are fragile, and the lines between fear and fact blur fast.
A biting and essential new work, You Tell My Mum, I’m Dead, is a tale felt by women of every generation, that stares down realities experienced all too often.
Wishing you continued success Emily!
