'Olivia, a mother, pieces her late teenage daughter’s life into a perfume.
'In the recent past, Molly, a teenage girl, falls in love with Jenna, a new school friend. Molly’s mother, Olivia, is troubled by Jenna’s insensitivity and tendency towards self-destruction. The relationship between the two girls blooms in secret.
'In the now, Molly has died without warning, and Olivia is left to pick up the pieces of her life, seeking to remember Molly by her smell – as a perfume. Olivia must come to terms with who her daughter really was, and who she was going to become, to capture her volatile essence. She must take Jenna as part of Molly.
'Ketels’ beautiful new play will be brought to life as a sensory experience for audiences, employing scent to capture the play’s touching exploration of death, decay, and blossoming.'
Source: Production blurb.
Presented by Pot Kettle Black Productions at fortyfivedownstairs theatre, Melbourne, 26 June - 7 July 2024.
Director: Cathy Hunt.
Cast: Eve Morey (Olivia), Mish Keating (Jenna), Molly Holohan (Molly), and Ravenna Bouckaert (Ariana).
Producer: Georgia Ketels.
Set/Costume Designer: Eloise Kent.
Scent Artist: Erin Adams.
Sound Designer: Jess Keeffe.
Lighting Designer: Emma Lockhart-Wilson.
'How do you capture and preserve the smell of someone once they are gone?'
'How do you capture and preserve the smell of someone once they are gone?'