You’re Needy (sounds frustrating)
August-September 2024,
Edinburgh & Gothenburg Fringe Festivals
Created by tasteinyourmouth
Dramaturgy/Original Material Will Dunleavy
Director Grace Morgan
Associate Director Lara Coady
Set/Costume Design Freya Gillespie
Sound Design/Composition Lara Gallagher
Lighting Design Sophie Cassidy
Movement Direction Jessie Thompson
Production/Stage Management Daire Ó Muirí
Performer(s) Laoise Murray, Heather O’Sullivan
Nominated for Best Production at Dublin Fringe Festival 2023, You're Needy (sounds frustrating) is a site-specific piece for one audience member about a woman's retreat from everyday life in pursuit of peace, solitude and "wellness". Carrie's moved into her bathroom. She's living on slim noodles and chopped parsley baths. Every week she's visited by a volunteer hired to help her reintegrate into society. This week, it's your turn. Take an ocean breath and snort a line of rock salt. It's time to peel off those cucumbers and take a long hard look at yourself.
****- The Irish Times
‘An eerie, claustrophobic and thought-provoking show for an audience of one.’
****- Chris McCormack