EDINBURGH 2017: BWW Q&A- Good With Maps

Tell us a bit about Good With Maps.

Good With Maps is a performance essay written by Australian writer Noelle Janaczewska for a solo actor. This is a piece which considers journeys and in particular the speakers journey into the Amazon - places unknown and exotic. The story gradually interweaves with the speakers father's decline from Parkinsons's disease. The play celebrates the power of the imagination, reading, exploring and ultimately the journey we all take - to death. Its sad, sure but often funny and very touching. Audiences in Sydney laughed heartily and cried in buckets. This is a gentle meditation - 50 minutes in a warm space with the lights out hearing great words.

Why bring it to Edinburgh?

Unique Australian writing doesn't get presented elsewhere. Here's a great chance to bring an award winning piece of drama to the rest of the world. We are dying to see how audiences respond to this work on the world stage.

What sets it apart from other shows at the Fringe?

Possibly that the work is Australian will be a point of difference. Its quality of gentle meditation on the big issues told by a master actor (Jane Phegan) is certainly unique in amongst the hub bub and sweat of the usual fringe.

Who would you recommend comes to see you?

Book readers, thinkers, adventurers, women, older people, and anyone who can use their imagination for 50 minutes and listen.

Are there any other shows you're hoping to catch at the festival?

We're dying to see Odyssey by Ad Infinitum.

Timings and ticket information for Good With Maps are available on the edfringe website.

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