THE MOST FUN FUNERAL

Universal Fact: Everyone Dies.

Universal Truth: Some die in a monumental, epic, joy-filled
explosion of awesomeness.

Anne Brashier hosts a performance party about death, joy, and zombies. This highly interactive solo show explores the dark, depressing, awkward world of funerals through the magic of song, dance, jokes, and fireworks!

Proceeds benefit Skylight NZ, offering grief support to kids and families.

The Most Fun Funeral is a life-affirming, non-cynical, hour-long show
about death, joy, ghosts, and zombies.

Don’t miss this interactive performance experience that is
part PARTY, part FUNERAL, and all FUN.

An expert at losing parents, Anne takes a gleefully irreverent approach to putting fun in funerals. Daring, unexpected, a little like Sarah Silverman, Anne’s vibrant exploration of grief will have you laughing in the face of death!

Get ready to have the best time of your life . . . and death.

The Most Fun Funeral is made possible by Skylight NZ, Party Masters Wellington, The NZ Fringe Fest, CapitalE, The Fringe Bar, RESN, Sally at The Emerging Artist’s Trust, Astrid, Franc, Robbie, and Brian, who makes Anne’s heart leap.

Skylight NZ : Because Grief Happens, and Support Matters.
As a registered New Zealand not for profit Trust, Skylight operates as a social enterprise to offer a wide range of services to support those facing tough times of change, loss, trauma and grief – whatever the cause, and whatever their age. We also equip, train and support those wanting to assist them, such as friends or family members, community volunteers and professionals.

Anne Brashier
Writer, Performer, Producer
Anne has performed stand-up, improv, and sketch comedy at Improv Olympic, The Upright Citizen’s Brigade, and The Groundlings. She has also performed with such award-winning Los Angeles theaters as The Actors’ Gang, Cornerstone Theater Company, The Bootleg, Rogue Artists Ensemble, Needtheater, and the LA Theater Ensemble.
She studied dance and theater at Northwestern University and University at Cal, Irvine. There, she developed her skills as clown, writer, dancer, choreographer, improviser, and storyteller. Anne spent 2 years touring California schools as a singing and dancing microwave oven. She has choreographed several award-winning short films, music videos, commercials and musicals, and she feels lucky to have a life full of adventure.

Robin Kerr
Director
Graduate of the Masters in Directing from Toi Whakaari and Victoria University, Robin Kerr is a Wellington based theatre director. His directing credits include The Hunting of the Snark (BATS 2007), Bedlam (Basement Theatre 2009), Through Reflections (VUW 2009). As assistant director; The Navigators (FUSE Circus, Nationwide tour 2009), The Arrival (Red Leap Theatre Company, Auckland Festival 2009), and Marat/Sade (Toi Whakaari, 2010).
In 2007 Robin established the theatre company The PlayGround Collective alongside Chapman Tripp award winners Eli Kent and Eleanor Bishop. As well as working with Anne Brashier to create The Most Fun Funeral, Robin is also developing a new work The Tinderbox which was presented as a work in development through the Peek Party at Gryphon Theatre.