The Grief Series
T01031329395
Archive :: production:T01031329395, play:S1031238460, venue:V01950064742
Etiquette of Grief
?Once I went to a funeral and I was one of the first people to arrive at the wake and what the caterers had done was put a CD of people talking on so that there wouldn t be any awkward silence. I thought the CD was a great idea. It reminded me of professional mourners, you d get them in like hired event planners to marshal and co-ordinate peoples expressions of grief. They would use a rhythm setting tambourine but I think the CD was good too... Etiquette of Grief is a step by step guide for how to deal with bereavement. Thousands struggled to cope with the loss of Princess Diana, Jade Goody, Michael Jackson, and even occasionally their own loved ones. Ellie knows it can be difficult to express feelings of anger, sadness and loss. She would like to provide some moral support, Dutch courage and perhaps a musical accompaniment to inspire you at this testing time. With inspiring messages from her digital alter ego, arts and crafts and sandwich making; Ellie's distinctive brand of solo performance compares our personal and public responses to grief through song, film re-enactments and a little help from the audience.
