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posted on 2025-04-11, 02:15 authored by STEPHANIE KEHOESTEPHANIE KEHOE, Skitch, Liz (Writer/performer);, Davey, Maude (Director, Debase Productions (Producer
Mothermorphosis was an original creative work created by writer/performer Liz Sktich exploring the changes and surprises that one encounters during pregnancy, birth and motherhood. With direction by Maude Davey. It had a sell out season at the Melbourne Fringe Festival in 2018 and received glowing reviews in the Age/Sydney Morning Herald. Cameron Woodhead in The Age wrote: “You couldn’t ask for a show that channels the spirit of La Mama with more irreverence and passion” The work was inspired by Kafka’s Metamorphosis, and Skitch/Davey created an innovative work that combined multiple comic traditions – clown, character comedy, satire, the grotesque and cabaret. I worked on the show as a Movement Advisor and worked in creative development and rehearsal with Skitch to refine the characters and comic states that she was exploring. I worked closely with Skitch to create contrasting characters, tones and states that would let her explore the various and varied aspects of pregnancy and motherhood. I used work from the Lecoq pedagogy to detail Skitch’s work physically – using mime training, the embodiment of elements and materials, and of course, clown techniques.

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  • Live Performance of Creative Work

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  • Live Performance of Creative Work : Play

Place

Melbourne, Australia

Venue

Trades Hall

NTRO Publisher

Debase Productions

Start Date

2018-08-28

End Date

2018-09-02

Medium

Theatre performance

Research Statement

As in abstract above Addressed in abstract above http://www.whatdidshethink.com/2018/08/mothermorphosis-theatre-review.html https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/theatre/absurdities-of-motherhood-laid-bare-in-hilarious-romp-20180823-p4zzb4.html https://debase.com.au/shows/mothermorphosis/mothermorphosis-premier-season-review-stage-whispers-2018/ https://debase.com.au/shows/mothermorphosis/mothermorphosis-premier-season-review-theatre-people-2018/ https://debase.com.au/shows/mothermorphosis/mothermorphosis-premier-season-review-hugging-comedians-2018/

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1hour

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