Lifeboat

Description

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Cecily loves soap operas.
Rachel and Bridie love Cecily.
Cecily has alzheimers dementia but Rachel and Bridie are certain they have the situation under control.
That is until the lines between the television and reality begin to blur.

Inspired by true events and fantastical imaginings, Lifeboat is a play about a family trying to survive. Whether they are trying to survive an illness or the plot of an evil mastermind is anyone’s guess.

A gut wrenching comedy about love, care, and story telling, Lifeboat is a love song to carers.

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Director Caitlin Baker

Richards has written a taut and terrifying account of adolescent secrets, cruelly exposed as the fragile veneer of friendship is stripped away during the game.

Peter Wilkins, Canberra Critics Circle (on You Can’t Tell Anyone)