The Girl Whose Twin was a Bird

‘The Girl Whose Twin Was a Bird’ is an absurdly funny and touching coming of age story about growing up as twins.

Photo credit: Achmad Mirza Siregar

Role

Playwright

Puppeteer

Year

2024 - present

In three words, ‘The Girl Whose Twin was a Bird’ is about: twins, noodles and birds. ‘Bird Bird’ (for short) is inspired by my experience growing up as a twin, and my Ah Kong’s (grandfather) noodle factory in Klang, Malaysia. The performance involves mask, puppetry and live cooking(!).

Development Timeline

2024

Te Hono: Connection with Playmarket; Script Advisor - Rachel Callinan

Papermoon Puppet Theatre Artist in Residence, October - November

Papermoon Puppet Theatre Artist Residency

Happy faces at my end of residency presentation (Photo: Achmad Mirza Siregar)

In November 2024, I completed a two month residency in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, with Papermoon Puppet Theatre. I used the residency to explore the potential of using puppetry for my new play ‘Bird Bird’. The residency culminated in a public presentation where I performed the a work in progress version of the first half of the show.

This residency was made possible with generous funding from Asia New Zealand Foundation’s Artist Practitioner’s Fund.

Read more about my residency on my blog!