3 Women
by Katy Brand
Directed by Merrin Cavel
3 Women is a funny and frank play by comedian and writer Katy Brand. The story places three generations of women from the same family in a hotel suite on the evening before a wedding. As the evening progresses and the champagne flows, their resentments, old and new surface, alongside their family bonds and affections. The play considers their experiences as women of different generations in a funny and engaging way as the wedding approaches. This female led play explores what it means to be a woman in the 21st century and the consequences of the generational gap on our attitudes, cultural expectations and family dynamics. From wedding celebrations to relationship disillusionment, '3 Women' is razor sharp funny, and caustically irresistible.
Warning:
Alcohol consumption (& convincing drunk acting)
Intense Adult Themes
Playwright
Katy Brand
Katherine Frances Brand (born 13 January 1979) is an English actress, comedian and writer, known for her ITV2 series Katy Brand's Big Ass Show and for Comedy Lab Slap on Channel 4.
Brand was born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. Brand attended St Clement Danes School, where she was in the house of Clement. Following a summer holiday in Cornwall at 13 with friends who were evangelical Christians she embraced their faith and attended church five times a week.
Motivated to read theology at Keble College, Oxford, she then lost her religious beliefs while a student. Interviewed for the Evening Standard in 2007, she commented: "After about a year, I realised it was mostly rubbish and that things are never as simple as they seem when you are 13".
After graduation, Brand did not work as a performer, gaining employment in television production instead, but her social encounters with university contemporaries ultimately convinced her to try working as a comedian.
Director
MERRIN CAVEL
Originally from Christchurch, Merrin has been involved in theatre for about 25 years, having received qualifications in Directing for Stage, Television Production, Theatre, Musical Theatre, and has lived and worked broadly in the arts all over New Zealand and overseas. She has written, and performed extensively, a one-woman show, ‘Bent Not Broken' and is working on adapting the show for screen in the near future.
After living out of a suitcase for almost ten years, Merrin has now planted strong roots here in Auckland with her husband, mortgage and pets.
After completing most of her theatre training, Merrin was based in London for a few years where she completed a short course in directing at RADA while interning at Shakespeare's Globe, Royal Opera House and The Old Vic, learning first-hand about producing theatre from some of UKs best, before returning to NZ.
Last year she directed Jess Sayers 'Sham' At Ellerslie Theatre.
Her most recent stage appearances have been in 'Big Fish' at Papakura Theatre, 'Things I Know To Be True' at Ellerslie Theatre, ‘Flint Street Nativity’ at Dolphin Theatre and 'Dirty Work' for Indian Ink at TAPAC.
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