Vampimple

Vampimple

Love, death, and dealing with my face

Writer, performer, and comedian Alice May Connolly's debut theatre work, Vampimple, will be performed during the 2013 Wellington Fringe Festival, on 6, 8, 9 March, 8:30pm, at Nineteen Tory Street. Koha entrance. To secure seats email Alice at, alicemayconnolly@gmail.com.

It's hard enough being a vampire these days let alone having a face ravaged by acne. Vampimple is a peculiar story about a teenage vampire, Vampimple (Connolly) and her quest for friendship, love, and clear skin. The story is a semi-autobiographical account of Connolly's struggle with acne as a teenager fused with fantastic, lyrical imaginings of undead alienation.

Throughout this tender and comedic journey across the idiosyncratic psyche of a hungry bloodsucker, the spectator becomes witness to Connolly's personal confession and erotic fantasies. The show's directors, recent Toi Whakaari acting graduates Jonathan Power and Kenneth Gaffney say, "there really isn't that much difference between us [humans and vampires] if you look past her animalistic urges, guileless fatuity, and pockmarked complexion, you know".

For fans of Buffy (not Twilight), Vampimple is a unique, hilarious, and somewhat-true account of one little vampire trying to make sense of the world and her huge bursting pimples.

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