2024 at Corro <3

I have been lucky enough to receive an Arts NT residency grant to hang out at Corro this year and write a play with young people! What a DREAM!

The concept for the work came from spending a year with The Playwrights - an incredible group of young writers who are going to change the world, and also showed me what it means to be a Swiftie.

Riffing on the themes of being 14, love, friendship and fandom, I landed on this idea - Life is Swift (working title):

The ticket buying frenzy for the Eras tour rips a hole in the space time continuum. Two teenage friends are sucked through a portal into Taylor’s Version of the Universe. The pair arrive in Taylor’s first era - endless summer and golden ringlets. This Taylor seems glad for the company, but when they try to leave she shows her true colours. They are forced to battle their way through each of Taylor’s Eras in this twisted dimension, confronting their fears and fantasies of growing up in order to escape. Will their friendship survive into their next era?

To create this new work I will be working with a group of amazing young artists, under the guidance of the incredible team at Corro and community and cultural arts practitioner Alyson Evans.

But first - research! I am off to Adelaide Fringe and Festival to see work and meet theatre-makers and youth arts orgs. And learn as much as I can about Tay Tay (I am very much not a Swiftie - this is a steeeeep learning curve).

Watch this space for reviews, thoughts, and updates. Thank you so much to Zoe and the Corro team and Arts NT. I am so excited to get started!