Who knew the world would go out not with a bang
but with a big ooff.
You are invited to one last house party before the Earth is eaten by a black hole. DEEP and MEANINGFUL, written and performed by Alayne Dick, is an absurdist poetry/comedy show that explores depression and modern fears about our limited time left on Earth.
Alayne Dick is an emerging talent in the Wellington theatre, poetry and comedy scenes. She has helped create and also performed in three sold-out shows for the NZ Fringe Festival (Summer Camps (2019), Discharge is Rotten to the Core (2018) and Alayne’s Cat Safari (2017). Her poems have been featured in Australian Journal Cordite Poetry Review, Sport, have been performed live on RNZ and she has also been featured as part of VERB Festival’s LitCrawl and CubaDupa. Alayne has also recently starred in her first feature film, Spring Interlude, which premiered in 2019 as part of the New Zealand International Film Festival.
Our director Jennifer O’Sullivan is a creative producer, director, and performer in Wellington NZ. She holds an MFA (Creative Practice) and has worked in Fringe and other festivals since 2007. She is the Artistic Director of the New Zealand Improv Festival and an all-round rad babe. Full production history available at jenniferosullivan.com
Toi Ngākau Productions aims to bring thought-provoking, relevant and feminist content to stage and screen.In 2019 they brought to the stage new works of Waste Not Want Not: Bethany's Guide to the Thrift LIife that toured around a range of NZ Fringes and Running Late to BATS Theatre. They also recently filmed their debut short film,The Girls.
Accessibility
*Access to The Heyday Dome is via stairs, so please contact the BATS Box Office at least 24 hours in advance if you have accessibility requirements so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Read more about accessibility at BATS.
