My Ruwi by Kimmie Lovegrove

Presented as part of the VCA Master of Theatre (Writing) Festival 2024

My Ruwi is about 2 Aboriginal girls who are from 2 different communities and meet at Kmart of all places. Follow these women as they tackle complicated relationships, truth and identity.

Content Warnings: Swearing, first nations experiences, death

Credits

Director: Noah Gullan
First Nations Director: Glenn Shea
Dramaturg: Blake Hohenhaus

About the writer

Kimmie Lovegrove is a proud ngarrindjeri woman from the lower Murray River and Coorong lakes. Kimmie has been creating stories on wurundjeri country for the past 11 years through comedy. She is a comedian, producer, actor and writer.

Acknowledgements

Massive thank you to damienne pradier and Tony Briggs for mentioning the masters of theatre writing

Zach Blampied and Corey Saylor-Brunskill for pushing me to finish the course when times got tough

Huge thank you to Glenn for giving his time and advice through this process.

Huge thank you to my family for supporting me to tell this country.

Massive thank you to mob before me for sharing this course too. Thank you aunty Maryanne sam and Bryan Andy.

This story is dedicated to my father Lewis Lovegrove senior.

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Ticket Prices

Free, registrations required on Humanitix

Run time

This reading will run for approximately 60 minutes.

Venue

This reading takes place in Studio 4, located in the Dodds Street Performing Arts Building which is accessible via paths in the new Dodds Street Linear Park.
Please meet Front of House in the foyer on the ground floor of the Dodds Street Performing Arts Building, Studio 4 is then accessible via the stairs or lift.

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