JG AND THE GIRL
‘It was not of her volition that her mind splintered and the world darkened’ – the Girl
This is the story of the bond between a grandmother and her granddaughter - the fondest of memories, the challenges of ripening age and the fractured, yet often hilarious, discourse of the twilight years.
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JG AND THE GIRL
Traversing memories of Baghdad in the early 30’s, the high seas, native England and 1960’s Australia, JG and the Girl reflects upon the significance of an individual’s history and the role memory has in what gets passed on. As the Girl traces the narrative of her own experience entwined with JG, she grapples with the inevitable role reversal, beckoning her to embrace her Gran in a whole new light.
JG AND THE GIRL explores the themes of dementia, glaucoma, intergenerational familial connections and the way memories are held and passed on.
Drawn from Nikki Rydon’s own experience with her grandmother this theatre piece is personal, heartfelt, yet light, and in moments revealing, told through the mediums of character work, straight up story telling and physicality. It invites people to enter the sensory world of JG AND THE GIRL.
A recipient of the Melbourne Fringe Tour Ready Award JG AND THE GIRL was a solo performance that had seasons at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, La Mama Theatre (Melbourne) and the Melbourne Fringe Festival.
Written, produced, designed and performed by: Nikki Rydon
Directed by: Vanessa Chapple
Co-created by: Nikki Rydon and Vanessa Chapple