PLAY TEXTS
BLAME - cast of three
It’s 1995. Tim and his wife Eddie are holidaying in Central Australia, a hot and desolate place made even more inhospitable by extreme temperatures. Tim has severe repetitive strain injury and is meant to be resting – not writing a rock musical about Bluebeard. Eddie doggedly cares for him while swallowing her feelings about her stalling career. Then a mysterious girl arrives, disoriented and bleeding from her forehead. Blame is about creative jealousy and a relationship thrown on the Devil’s anvil – wry, disconcerting and ultimately devastating. Blame was shortlisted for the Verity Bargate Award.
RANDOM ORACLE - cast of two
Old wounds, unalterable events and the occasional ghost story. How often do you look back at your life? If you could graph it, or dance it - what would it look like? 'Random Oracle' is absurd and touching - it takes an oblique look at the human desire for guidance and meaning. Two humans wrestle with painful threads of past and present. A haunting physical theatre text mixing fact with fiction to look at the way we seek meaning and guidance in our lives - absurd and touching. 'Random Oracle' was commissioned by The Unity Theatre, Liverpool as part of their Three Women Festival in 2001
THE PORTER'S DAUGHTER: Solo - cast of one
A gift of a script for a solo theatre performer or actor -full of opportunities for play, lighting-fast character changes, bold humour and pathos. Written in rich, robust language, the script bristles with vital characters and compelling scene action. A single performer plays a host of parts; portraying the fates of servants and witches whose stories eclipse the main action of Shakespeare’s tragedy 'Macbeth'. The eponymous Porter's daughter provides a strong and unsettling central role driving through the story arc and revealing the dark underbelly of the traditional tale.
THE PORTER'S DAUGHTER - cast of seven
A story of survival played out in the shadow of the great tragedy of Macbeth. In The Porter’s Daughter, the fates of the servants and witches eclipse the main action as a kitchen maid rises through the ranks of the castle household. Using physical theatre and rich, robust language, a cast of seven play more than a dozen characters in this compelling ensemble theatre text.The Porter’s Daughter was written in 1991. London première 1994, UK and Germany tour 1996.
In 2014, The Porter’s Daughter was re-mounted as a solo theatre play.
THE PORTER'S DAUGHTER - cast of seven
A story of survival played out in the shadow of the great tragedy of Macbeth. In The Porter’s Daughter, the fates of the servants and witches eclipse the main action as a kitchen maid rises through the ranks of the castle household. Using physical theatre and rich, robust language, a cast of seven play more than a dozen characters in this compelling ensemble theatre text.The Porter’s Daughter was written in 1991. London première 1994, UK and Germany tour 1996.
In 2014, The Porter’s Daughter was re-mounted as a solo theatre play.
POETRY
IMPERFECTION: an unflinching look at the ordinary
All-waving, all-drowning Dionysian worship – a mash-up homage to Stevie Smith, Charles Bukowski and Japanese Outsider Art. Dive in. Press reviews for Lily’s previous work: ‘compelling…beautifully written‘ - Edinburgh Evening News ‘incisive and inventive wit’ - The Scotsman ‘provokes and intrigues’ - Daily Post, Liverpool ‘gripping from start to finish’ - BBC Radio Merseyside 'vividly written' - Donald Hutera (dance/theatre critic for The Times)
CHASTITY BELT: on the battleground between lust and trust
Part comic confession, part Lysistrata remix, Lily asks impossible questions: Is intimacy dangerous? Do Hags have more fun? Funny, provoking and always accessible, these poems take you on a journey where the goddess Diana is resurrected, where Goddesses Durga and Kali battle a Buffalo-demon, whizzing past the Rakes of the 18th Century and into the dark and dirty corners of the 21st. 'A potted history of Hinduism my ma would approve of. Playful asking of questions through comedy.' - Anil Kumar, Actor Enchanting, funny and poignant. 'Edgy, charismatic, witty and thought provoking.' - Linda Marlowe.
Audiences for the stage show said: 'intelligent, provocative and very funny’, ‘a dangerously wicked emotional truth’, ‘creative, original, and raunchy (in a very chaste way!)’
Part comic confession, part Lysistrata remix, Lily asks impossible questions: Is intimacy dangerous? Do Hags have more fun? Funny, provoking and always accessible, these poems take you on a journey where the goddess Diana is resurrected, where Goddesses Durga and Kali battle a Buffalo-demon, whizzing past the Rakes of the 18th Century and into the dark and dirty corners of the 21st. 'A potted history of Hinduism my ma would approve of. Playful asking of questions through comedy.' - Anil Kumar, Actor Enchanting, funny and poignant. 'Edgy, charismatic, witty and thought provoking.' - Linda Marlowe.
Audiences for the stage show said: 'intelligent, provocative and very funny’, ‘a dangerously wicked emotional truth’, ‘creative, original, and raunchy (in a very chaste way!)’
images of imperfection: photographs + words
These visual haiku are the result of a daily practice to see beauty in prosaic places. Urban detritus, road signs and fragments of nature are captured with a compassionate eye. ‘Astonishing richness… compelling images.’ - Mark Bayly, Assistant Director, Canberra Museum and Gallery. 'Full of resonating metaphor. The photo-paintings explore dark, detailed moments in the psyche - raw and tender. The image made word and word made image.' - Barry Cooper, Artist. 'Beautifully defined moments…a rare gift for discovering and expressing joy.’ - Palfi Rinehart, Photographer. ‘Wonderful juxtaposition of word and image – beautiful and evocative.' - Jeremy Stockwell, Theatre Maker
5 stars on Amazon 'delicious, mind loosening pages jewelled by beautiful photographs'
Review and sneak preview here.
These visual haiku are the result of a daily practice to see beauty in prosaic places. Urban detritus, road signs and fragments of nature are captured with a compassionate eye. ‘Astonishing richness… compelling images.’ - Mark Bayly, Assistant Director, Canberra Museum and Gallery. 'Full of resonating metaphor. The photo-paintings explore dark, detailed moments in the psyche - raw and tender. The image made word and word made image.' - Barry Cooper, Artist. 'Beautifully defined moments…a rare gift for discovering and expressing joy.’ - Palfi Rinehart, Photographer. ‘Wonderful juxtaposition of word and image – beautiful and evocative.' - Jeremy Stockwell, Theatre Maker
5 stars on Amazon 'delicious, mind loosening pages jewelled by beautiful photographs'
Review and sneak preview here.
Press reviews for Lily’s previous work:
‘compelling…beautifully written' - Edinburgh Evening News ‘incisive and inventive wit’ - The Scotsman ‘provokes and intrigues’ - Daily Post, Liverpool ‘gripping from start to finish’ - BBC Radio Merseyside
‘compelling…beautifully written' - Edinburgh Evening News ‘incisive and inventive wit’ - The Scotsman ‘provokes and intrigues’ - Daily Post, Liverpool ‘gripping from start to finish’ - BBC Radio Merseyside
