Grief Lightning: A Satire in 78 Slides
"A captivating hour”, “comedic glory" ★★★★★ On The Record
"The best of theatre, comedy, and more than a dash of philosophy" ★★★★★ Stage Whispers
Part-theatre, part-standup, part-PowerPoint Presentation. One lecturer desperately tries to prove a popular Grease fan theory: that Sandy drowns in the opening beach sequence and the rest of the film is her coma fantasy.
Adrift in a storm of conspiracy, the lecturer drags the audience down into a postmodern world of wigs, jackets, and custom animation.
In this award-winning journey through Reddit, film, and academia, Grief Lighting explores ideas of gender, pop culture, and obsession. If Grease is nothing more than a fantasy, is Sandy's narrative really the best we can hope for?
Presented by: Paper Mouth Theatre and Wickedly Good Productions
Wickedly Good Productions is a producing company obsessed with stories. Stories of birthday parties, stories about everyday folks, about people who give a damn about the environment, and they’re always going on about space rebellions. Paper Mouth is an emerging company creating work in response to contemporary myths and rituals. Walking a taut line between theatre and live art, picks, scratches, and gnaws at the literary canon. Both are based on Kaurna Yerta. Together their works have been described as “Vital and enlightening”, “Risky and lively” (Stage Whispers) and “The most unique theatre experience that I’ve ever had” (On Dit Magazine).