
Priscilla Queen of the Disaster
Writer and Artist Susie Corcoran brings Priscilla Queen of the Disaster, a brutally honest show about being a mum, to The Courtyard this April.
Motherhood isn’t just paying a photographer to take a perfect photo of your bundle of joy curled up in a basket, it’s not the heavily curated version everyone seems to be sharing on Instagram, there’s certainly is no preparation for it and nothing like anyone has ever anticipated. It is, of course, full of love and a huge privilege but it’s also anything but easy, never predictable and can often leave you wondering how you are going to make it through until bedtime.
Audiences can laugh along with the sometimes-savage experiences that can be motherhood and the ability to let go of all you thought it should be and join Susie, a mother of two boys as she shares her hilarious story of becoming a mum.
“I became a mother at a time when people were sharing more online about their experiences, and I wasn’t having that same experience.” Says Susie, “I didn’t see anyone who was being honest about the birth, who was struggling to cope with the massive change, who lost their patience, who never quite felt enough for their kids. I knew I loved my kids; I knew I was incredibly privileged to have them, and I was and remain incredibly grateful for them, but I also didn’t know that I could feel all those things and find it all hard. So, I started to write about it, initially just for me, then as a blog and with a nudge from some people I work with in a theatre, I built the show with the help of some incredible people. I wanted people to laugh at the absurdity of it all, because I know acknowledging that helps me cope, laughing at the struggles is my best coping strategy.”
Whether attending with a mum or a mate, audiences are guaranteed to enjoy an evening of anecdotes from dodgy yoga classes, becoming a milkable creature, letting go of perfection and embracing the uncertainty of everything that is Motherhood.
Susie Corcoran will be hosting a free post-show Q&A and discussion where she will answer audience questions, listen to their own stories and provide a space for dialogue about dealing with mental health and wellbeing as a parent.
Priscilla Queen of the Disaster will be in The Courtyard’s Studio Theatre on Friday 21 April at 7.45pm. To book tickets, or for more information contact the Box Office on 01432 340555 or visit www.courtyard.org.uk.
Fees & Tickets
Tickets £15.50, Concessions £13.50
Event Location
The Courtyard Centre for the Arts Edgar Street Hereford HR4 9JROrganiser: The Courtyard