In A Word

Winner of the Francesca Primus Prize for an outstanding play by an emerging female playwright.

Today is the two-year anniversary of Fiona’s son’s disappearance, and still nothing makes sense to her. Not her blasé husband, the incompetent detective, nor the neighbourhood kidnapper who keeps introducing himself in the checkout line. As Fiona delves back into her memories of that fateful day, to uncover that crucial missing piece, grief and comedy collide, and ordinary turns of phrase take on dangerous new meanings. 

Dadiow Lin, Genesis Future Directors Award recipient, directs Lauren Yee’s critically acclaimed in a word. With Karl Collins, Michael Elcock, Jill Halfpenny.

Lauren Yee is a multi award-winning playwright, winning 6 major writing awards in the past year alone, including the Whiting Award, LA Drama Critics Circle Ted Schmitt Award, the Steinberg Playwright Award and the American Academy of Arts and Letters Literature Award. Yee was also recently shortlisted for the first Bruntwood Prize International Award.