This show was made as a way of dealing with my fathers death and funeral.
Working in theatre, I am primed to absorb ceremony and ritual at every chance, but seeing the life of my father presented in front of me during his funeral was one of the most harrowing and life affirming things I’ve experienced. I wanted to ask what makes up a person and how we remember them.
This is the Funeral of Your Life
This is the Funeral of your Life premiered in Project Arts Centre, Dublin, in November 2017.
Presented by Louise White and Executive Produced by Project Arts Centre
About the show
Support
This project was generously supported by
Project Arists - Louise White is a Project Artist, an initiative of Project Arts Centre
FringeLAB,an initiative of Dublin Fringe Festival
Pavilion Patron Donation Artist Bursary
Dublin City Council Arts Office
Leave behind the emails, the bills, the deadlines. The quest for recognition, fame and glory.
We are here. Together. Now.
Watch us facilitate your funeral in real time, in this live event featuring an actor, a dancer and a mezzo soprano. Find out who you really are.
No really. . .
You.
Right in front of you.
Like never before.
I mean we’re all dying anyway.
Credits
Directed and Conceived by Louise White
Set Design: Lian Bell
Lighting Design: Sarah Jane Shiels
Sound Design: Jack Cawley
Costume Design: Sarah Bacon
Production Manager: Rob Furey
Stage Manager: Mary Kilduff
Dramaturg: Gary Keegan
Producer: Joanna Crawley
PR Manager: Christine Monk
Cast