Tiny Deaths

Overview

Tiny Deaths is a series of monologues on love, sex and relationships. Like something out of Ian McEwan's collection of short stories, First Love, Last Rites, playwright Uther Dean has assembled a collection of characters each with a unique perspective on human relationships. Described as "love stories as dark as dark chocolate," anticipate bittersweet tales of romantic encounters rife with those old familiar feelings - alienation, loneliness and isolation.

Tiny Deaths is a production with an agenda, written out of a desire to see modern love presented frankly on stage - not necessarily a response to popular portrayals of relationships as seen in the media and popular culture, but an evening of multifaceted tales exploring love in all of its quirks, kinks and controversies. It is also an opportunity to showcase the talents of female actors, with an all-woman cast. Originally performed in Wellington earlier in the year, each character was written with a specific Wellingtonian actor in mind. For its season at Basement Theatre, an expanded all-female cast will once again recite each monologue.

Among the monologues is an office worker recounting her weekend follies to a colleague; a girl who is literally a ticking bomb and must keep herself at a distance, and a woman with a startling obsession with office stationary. It's likely that every member of the audience will relate to (perhaps regrettably) a different story. Discover your favourite, if you dare. Recommended for audiences aged 16+.