Radio Reimagined 2020: September content for stations
The Cockatoo 1 x Radio Play 27’50
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Laura Lethlean is an Australian playwright, with work produced in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra.
Written by Laura Lethlean
Laura is a graduate of NIDA's Writing for Performance MFA, an alumnus of the ATYP Fresh Ink program and a founding member of The Anchor theatre company. Laura's produced plays include Plastic Pacific (The Substation, 2013), How Are You (Canberra Design Festival, 2015), The Space Between the Fuel and the Fire (NIDA, 2016), Fading (Canberra Theatre Centre, 2018), Two Hearts (Kings Cross Theatre, 2018 and The Butterfly Club 2019), Strata Inc. (with Faran Martin, The Burrow, 2018), The Three Graces (TheatreWorks, 2019). Laura's plays, The Space Between the Fuel and the Fire and Two Hearts are among her first to be published.
Directed by Katie Cawthorne Performed by Natasha Herbert Sound Design by Michele Vescio Copyright Laura Lethlean.
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"When writing The Cockatoo, I wanted to explore the notion that each of us, despite our age, ability or past, can find a way to do good in the world. If we can discover something that fits with our soul, we are all able to leave a small part of the world slightly better than we found it." This story is about a mistake, the consequences of which divides a family and plunges our protagonist, Ruth, into a dark place. Through a chance encounter, Ruth sees that there is still time. Through taking responsibility, she grows stronger in herself, discovering a way she can enact good in the world. Finally, she becomes brave enough to bridge the divide she caused in her family. But how will her family respond?
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