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Shirley

by Ronnie Scott

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Narrator Elle Mickel

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Length 7 hours 50 minutes

Language English

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Summary
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It's been twenty years since her mother was photographed, blood-soaked, outside the family home. A famous TV food personality, she fled the country. Since that time, the girl has grown up. She's bought an apartment, learned her own cooking style, fallen in love. She lives a quiet life, working as a copywriter for a health insurance company. She's found happiness, finally.
But strange things are in the air. Her easy-going boyfriend has started sleeping with men. Her mother is selling the infamous family home. And a glamorous, pregnant neighbour has moved into the apartment downstairs, calling into question everything the girl believes about her own desires.
How are we supposed to understand our past when all we have is our present? Do people still love us if they'd rather be anywhere but with us? And in a world of conspiracies, dubious loyalties, and mercenary impulses, how do we work out who is worthy of our devotion and who is just a fan?
Equal parts funny and contemplative, Shirley charts a search for meaning in a world where the fracturing of ambitions - work and purpose, real estate and home, family and love - has left us uncertain how to recognise ourselves.

Fiction

Ronnie Scott (Author)
Ronnie Scott's first novel The Adversary was shortlisted for a Queensland Literary Award and the Australian Literature Society Gold Medal. He teaches Creative Writing at RMIT.

Elle Mickel (Reader)
After graduating from WAAPA in 2016 it didn't take long for some of the country's biggest brands to catch on to Elle's fresh and unique sound. Elle's theatre credits include Lady Macbeth in The Danger Ensemble's 2017 production of Macbeth. 2018's 'Wrath' by Liam Maguire for which she originated the role of Daphne. Wrath then toured in 2019 for KXT Bakehouse and Melbourne Fringe Festival. In 2019 she performed in the premiere of This Bitter Earth by Chris Edwards at the New Theatre and then again in 2020 at Theatre Works for which the cast won a Greenroom Award for Best Ensemble.