A Hundred Words For Snow by Tatty Hennessy
General Admission $30 / Concession $25 / Preview $15
Rory's dad was an explorer. Well, not literally. Literally, he was a geography teacher. But inside, she knows, he was Bear Grylls. And when he dies suddenly in an accident, Rory knows she needs to make one last expedition.
With a plastic compass and Dad's ashes at her side, Rory sets off in the footsteps of all the dead beardy explorers before her, to get Dad to the North Pole. Before Mum finds out they've gone.
A Hundred Words for Snow is about being an explorer in a melting world. It’s a coming of age story. With polar bears.
"This is a brilliant presentation of a brilliant play" - Theatre Red
"Directed and produced by Gavin Roach, A Hundred Words For Snow is the perfect example of how one can achieve a lot with a little" - Milk Bar Mag
"Eddie Pattison performs Rory like it was written for them...they find a connection to Rory that feels personal as they explore the story that’s as much about grief as it is about parental relationships, gender expectations and accepting help and support" - Australian Arts Review
"The production is beautifully supported by a haunting sound design by Conor Ross. Spencer Herd’s lighting is functional and where possible brings just a little bit of magic" - Theatre Travels
"Pattison is impressive, nimble, and focused, drawing out a tale with special appeal for a teenage audience" - The Age
"Eddie Pattison is a highly talented performer who can hold an audience in the palm of their hand" - Stage Whispers
A Hundred Words for Snow won the Heretic Voices Monologue Competition and was first produced at the Arcola Theatre, London, in 2018. A new production was performed at the 2018 VAULT Festival, where it was the winner of a VAULT Origins Award for outstanding new work from the VAULT Festival. It then toured the UK, with a run at the Trafalgar Studios in London's West End in 2019.
Directed by Gavin Roach
Performed by Eddie Pattison
Sound Design by Connor Ross
Lighting Design by Spencer Herd