Lally Katz is on a journey. Shes left Australia behind and shes in the country of her childhood, trying to find a way back to when things were innocent. Her relationships are chaotic, her professional life is a shambles and contemporary America seems riddled with charlatans and shysters. But along the way moments of wisdom bubble up, as if from some lost ancient city beneath the waves off Florida
The fabulous Lally Katz once again mines her life both real and imaginative for an epic story lined with romantic dilemmas and unforgettable encounters. A grand adventure through cynical times, but infused with Lallys unwavering optimism.
Lally Katz is a graduate of the University of Melbourne. She studied playwriting at London's Royal Court Theatre. Her plays include Frankenstein, The Black Swan of Trespass, The Eisteddfod, Criminology (with Tom Wright) and Goodbye New York, Goodbye Heart. Her 2009 play, Goodbye Vaudeville Charlie Mudd, received the State Library of Victoria's Louis Esson Prize for Drama. Awards include several Green Room and Melbourne Fringe Awards, and a New York International Fringe Festival Producer's Choice Award.