Heaven
Teenage drama, death and the afterlife provide unlikely fodder for comedy.
Overview
Being a teenager is universally difficult, especially when it comes to confronting the grieving process for the first time. Playwright Kit Brookman's Heaven, winner of the 2012 Philip Parson’s Young Playwright’s Award, explores this innately depressing subject matter in an unexpected, comedic format.
After his school friend Angela Farsworth is killed in a freak accident, Max must deal with the scary and confusing thing that is death. How does he go about it? Unable to accept what has happened, he decides to get a group of his teenage friends together to bring her back from the other side.
Spend some time contemplating loss and the age old question of whether some things are best left undiscovered, all while having a laugh or two – what else can you do in the face of adversity, after all?
Image via La Mama Theatre.
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