Ellie, Abbie & Ellie’s Dead Aunt
High school is hard when you have to work up the courage to ask your crush to the school formal but it’s even more so when you’re grappling with your sexuality at the same time.
Tagged “a common love story rarely told”, Ellie, Abbie & Ellie’s Dead Aunt is the coming-of-age story of Ellie, an 18 year old girl, who falls for Abbey, another girl in her class. With the help of her fairy godmother – aka her deceased aunt – Ellie must carve out her own romantic comedy in a world where girls traditionally fall for boys.
“So much of the way we form our view of the world is subconscious via media and culture and without realising it, people’s views of what a relationship should look like and what a love story should look like become so entrenched in us,” says Monica Zanetti, the writer-director and actor.
“The best thing about romantic comedies though is that you leave and you’ve got butterflies and you’re so happy and you just want to watch it again straight away and that’s what I wanted this story to be. Anyone can see it – no matter their preference or gender – and just get swept up in the story.”
Mar 29-Apr 8, Various performance times. Depot Theatre, 142 Addison Rd, Marrickville. $32+b.f. Tickets & Info: http://thedepottheatre.com
By Emily Shen.
