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Funeral Flowers

Monologues, Drama  /  1w

The story of Angelique, a seventeen-year-old whose dreams of being a florist are a refuge from a complicated adolescence. With her mum in prison, Angelique faces bullying, abuse and growing up in the care system.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w
  • Duration
    Duration
    60 minutes (1 hour)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! Filipa Bragança Award
    Winner! Scotsman Fringe First Award

Details

Summary

“My knowledge about Flowers is bare strong.
Cos dat’s what I’m doing at college.
I can talk about flowers forever.
However, I share a name with dese… Angelique.”

Funeral Flowers follows the story of Angelique, a seventeen-year-old whose dreams of being a florist are a refuge from a complicated adolescence. With her mum in prison, Angelique faces bullying, abuse and growing up in the care system.

History

Funeral Flowers was first performed at Power Play HQ, The Pleasance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2018. It then transferred to The Bunker Theatre, London on 15 April 2019 with the same cast and creatives.

ANGELIQUE
WILL’S WIFE
MUM
CAROL
MICKEY
SAM
RAMPAGE

Funeral Flowers is written to be performed by a solo female or non-binary performer, with the performer taking on the parts of all the characters in the text.

Funeral Flowers is written to be performed by a solo female or non-binary performer, with the performer taking on the parts of all the characters in the text.

  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Audience Participation/Interactive
  • Duration 60 minutes (1 hour)
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

“Bursting with power and intense immediacy.” – A Younger Theatre

“... powerfully picks apart the individualism that often lurks beneath success-against-the-odds stories.” – The Stage

“... smartly written one-woman show that’s both charming and challenging.” – The Stage

“... a painful but much needed piece of theatre.” – Fringe Review




Videos

  • Funeral Flowers – Production Video youtube thumbnail

    Funeral Flowers – Production Video

  • Funeral Flowers – Trailer for The Hale Theatre youtube thumbnail

    Funeral Flowers – Trailer for The Hale Theatre

  • Funeral Flowers – Meet the Team youtube thumbnail

    Funeral Flowers – Meet the Team

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

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Scripts

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Authors

Emma Dennis-Edwards

Emma is a writer and performer of Jamaican and Trinidadian heritage, she trained as an actor at East 15 Acting School and has been part of a number of prestigious writing programmes with theatres such as the Royal Court, Soho theatre and the Lyric Hammersmith. Her work has be ...
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