GROWING PAINS
Make them look at what’s growing beneath the surface.
Mess
Play Reading
Growing Pains is a solo work written and performed by Lexie May. Presented as an open reading, the piece follows a woman as she shares her experience of living with unexplained, growing pain. Through fragments of conversation, medical questioning, and moments of reflection, she tries to make sense of what is happening inside her body.
Growing Pains focuses on the power of the spoken word. The audience is invited to listen closely to the character’s journey — from seeking answers to imagining what might be growing within her.
The work was developed through Everything Must Go! at the Victorian College of the Arts, as part of a process exploring personal storytelling, vulnerability, and connection.
by Lexie May
Voice Studio
30mins
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References to medical misogyny
References to self mutilation
Coarse language
Depictions of violence
Loud soundscapes
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Wed: 7:35pm
Thurs: 4:55pm
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Lexie May