“Written with vim and delicacy by Anna Wheatley… Beige is coloured by grief and yet it is not downbeat but has an openness and freshness…it is quietly affecting.”
Lyn Gardner
Watch Alex navigate the omnishambles of comedy, gender and living with yer mum.
Alex is funny. That’s what Lila says at least. But it’s more embarrassing coming from yer mum right? “It’s genetic, Hun. I’m f**king funny me.”
You know that thing when yer dad’s a philandering absentee, yer relationships are forever on the wonk and the binary don’t apply? Yeh, that’s Alex on the daily.
Thank f**k for Lila.
Alex and their mum are both just trying to do life. Some days it’ll make them wanna punch through a wall, on others they’ll find themselves slow-dancing in an art gallery. Whatever gets ‘em through ya know?
In this half-play, half stand-up gig, Anna Wheatley explores the art of being human in a world obsessed with boxes. You might do a laugh. You might do a cry. You might join hands and stick two fingers up to society.
VAULT Festival Team
WRITTEN BY Anna Wheatley (she/her)
DIRECTED BY Jess Daniels (she/her)
DESIGN BY Scamp Niemz (they/he)
SOUND BY Brain Rays (he/him)
STAGE MANAGEMENT BY MJ Gardner (they/them)
CAST
ALEX – Em Thane (they/them)
LILA – Jordan Whyte (she/her)
ERIN – Sukey Willis (they/them)
DEAN – Jahvel Hall (he/him)
Photography by Ziebell Photography