'Gloria Clare has led an extraordinary life. With a searing intellect and boundless talent, she ran from small-town Australia to Europe in her reckless youth, became a diva and found love. She’s been chanteuse and composer, rebel and romantic. But these things are dim and distant for her. In her fifties and having recently suffered a stroke, Gloria’s memories are slipping away.
'Now, Gloria uses the language of her heart to remember things – she sings. Music is the sextant by which she navigates her stormy memory. Singing helps her recall the painful episode in her past when, as a young unmarried mother in ’70s Australia, she was shamed, cowed and harassed into giving up her child for adoption.
'Before Gloria’s mind deserts her completely, she has one mission: reconnect with Ned, the boy she lost so long ago, get to know his family, and make some kind of amends. But as you’d expect from such a strong-willed, independent woman, she’s going to do it her way, by her rules.' (Publication summary)
Presented by the Queensland Theatre Company. Performed at Bille Brown Studio 19 July - 16 August 2014.
Director: David Bell.
Designer: Bill Haycock.
Composer/Sound Designer: Andrew McNaughton.
Dramaturg: Louise Gough.
Lighting Designer: David Walters.
Cast Includes: Christen O'Leary (Gloria), Naomi Price (Maggie / Rose), Steven Rooke (Ned), Kevin Spink (John / Walter), and Elijah Wellsmore (Justin).
