Confessions of a Sleepwalking Insomniac
Written by Helen Vivienne Fletcher
UPDATE FOR FRIDAY 7 JUNE PERFORMANCE - Unfortunately, this night's performance has been cancelled due to sickness.
Instead, the playwright Helen Vivienne Fletcher has offered to do a playreading of the show to anyone who would like to attend this evening. Otherwise we can refund, credit or donate your ticket to the artists if you prefer.
If you are attending for Audio Description, we have been able to reschedule with them to tomorrow so please let us know if that suits you and we can transfer your tickets, and will be in touch if anything changes.
So sorry for the inconvenience! We hope to see you at Helen's playreading or later this weekend.
A sniper just shot a bullet through Briar’s window.
Or… Briar had a nightmare and went crashing into a solid wooden door. Hopefully the MRI machine can tell her which.
Briar’s always been a sleepwalker, but when a new relationship sends her sleep disorder into overdrive, it’s not just her REM cycle that suffers. Briar’s grip on reality is slipping, and her life is coming apart with it. Her one hope is the possibility of an assistance dog, but with injuries a nightly occurrence and her girlfriend’s patience wearing thin, will Briar live long enough to meet her furry saviour?
Based on the true story of a series of things that didn’t really happen, playwright Helen Vivienne Fletcher draws on her lifetime of sleep misadventures in this solo play.
Falling asleep, or falling in love – which one is about to crash?
Performances
Live Streaming, Captioning, and Audio Description are thanks to the ANZ Staff Foundation.
Wednesday June 5th 6:30pm - Opening Night
Thursday June 6th 6:30pm - Live Streamed/ Captioned Performance - Book here
UPDATE - MOVED TO SATURDAY 8TH JUNE 6:30pm - Audio Described
Saturday June 8th 6:30pm - NZSL Interpreted Performance (NZSL Briefing 6pm)
Sunday June 9th, 4 pm - Relaxed Matinee Performance
FIND INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE IN AUDIO FORM HERE
FIND INFORMATION ABOUT THE NZSL PERFORMANCE IN NZSL HERE
For more about accessibility and show content, please see our What to Expect Doc
Creative team
Performer: Pauline Ward
Director: Emma Katene
Writer and Producer: Helen Vivienne Fletcher
Designer: Kate Anderson
Sound Designer: Emma Katene
Stage Manager: Crystal Pulkowski
NZSL: Nicola Clements
Deaf Consultant: Theresa Cooper
Confessions of a Sleepwalking Insomniac was first commissioned and presented as a development season in 2022 by the TAHI Festival. This premiere season has been made possible thanks to support from the Wellington City Council.
Content warning
Discussions of mental health, suicidal ideation, ableism, medical trauma, grief (loss of parent), sounds of gunfire, sirens.
