‘What if there’s enough love to go around?’
The way stories can bridge the gap between opposing worldviews, opinions and politics fascinates me. It is the nuance of a personal story that lets us empathise with each other and which holds the potential to expand someone's perspective. "Monogamy Musings' attempts to encompass this.
Contemporary, cutting-edge and aimed at entertaining honest conversations with the audience, we seek to encourage one another to think in nuance as opposed to absolute truths and move towards sincere, open dialogue.
The play follows three characters as they navigate their individual experiences and beliefs around relationships. Far from being moralistic, this play invites the audience to question their own wiring and beliefs about platonic, romantic and sexual love.
The story of these characters is close to my heart both from the perspective of non-monogamous themes, as well as staging queer stories.
As a bisexual storyteller, I am longing to see more of these stories in the space.
Lemon Meringue invites you to dive into this poetic, dreamike, messy world: Explore the dynamics and gritty reality of interpersond relationships with us.
The risks. The dreams. The desires.
Burning like wildfires in the night.
And perhaps we might discover a way beyond this ever spinning circle?
A hope for the true and beautiful.
ANNY LEIGH AKERMANN | DIRECTORS NOTE
About the play
Eleanor struggles to reconcile her love for her long-time boyfriend James.
with her polyamorous orientation she starts to develop a connection with James’ best friend Sam.
Friendship, love, sex and everything in between get put to the test in this poetic post-modern performance.
In May 2024, Lemon Meringue Theatre Group produced “Monogamy Musings” in collaboration with Dracume Theatre for a successful run of four sold out shows.
The audience was invited to dive into a poetic, dreamlike, messy world: Exploring the dynamics and gritty reality of interpersonal relationships.
Lemon Meringue Theatre (LMT) are a Scottish-based theatre group exploring poetic, post modern performances.. They aim to encourage practitioners and spectators to think in shades of grey as opposed to absolute truths. Their work’s purpose is to foster sincere, open dialogue with the audience.
CAST & CREW
Writer/Director/Sound Designer: Anny Leigh Ackermann
Eleanor: Steph Hume
Sam: River Raiola
James: Ben Robert Cunningham
Producer/Set Designer/Prouction Manager: Giulia Pizziol
Lighting Designer: Jack Read
Sound Designer: Archie Sorensen
Stage Management: Katie Edmundson
Costume Designer/Graphic Artist: Almut Echtler
Producer: James Wood
Marketing Manager: Louis Higgins
Production Photographer: Carla Watson
Tech Photographer: Robin Mitchell