My Mum Died & I Wanna Sing About It
by Jack Francis West
DEAD MUM is an autobiographical queer comedy jukebox cabaret straight from the phenomenal musical mind of Jack Francis West. It is an exploration of queer joy, being stupid and finding happiness in the wake of losing your mother at a young age.
A solo-performer show featuring songs from a litany of your favourite Broadway musicals, DEAD MUM is guaranteed to make you laugh, cringe and cry.
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Presented as a part of the 2022 Melbourne Fringe, this production was a remount of a 2021 creative development.
Images by Ishan Vivekananatham & Thomas Sargent
Team
2022 Production
Writer & Performer: Jack Francis West
Director: Lincoln Gidney
Designer: Ishan Vivekananatham
Musical Director: Jessica Snelleman
Band: Jessica Snelleman, Lachlan Harris, Jude Hill, Jake Carlson, Sean O'Niell
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Theatreworks, St Kilda, September 2022
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2021 Production
Writer & Performer: Jack Francis West
Dramaturg/Producer: Jacob Parker
Music Director: Jessica Snelleman
Stage Manager: Poppy Tidswell
Lighting Designer: Lincoln Gidney
Set Designer: Angus Konsti
Production Assistants: Annika Bates, Robbie Wardhaugh, and Shania Anderson
Photographer: Thomas Sargent
Videographer: Liam Olsson
Band: Matthew Forbes, Jessica Snelleman, Nick Cranch, Alex Paterson
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Cellar Theatre, Camperdown, February 2021
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