Me, My Mother and Suzy Cato

NZ International Comedy Festival

Where

Aotea Centre, 50 Mayoral Drive, Auckland City Centre 1010

Herald Theatre

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When

Thursday 8 May 2025
Friday 9 May 2025
Saturday 10 May 2025


8.30pm-9.30pm


Cost

Paid

$30-$35

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Image credit: New Lynn Photos

It's December 1999, and the one thing helping 17-year-old Rachel avoid the fact she's terrified about her future is the promise of ringing in the year 2000 on a beach with her friends/love interest. So when her mother insists she greets Y2K in an apocalypse bunker her father built in their front garden, Rachel turns to the only rational adult she can think of, beloved children’s entertainer Suzy Cato.

This darkly goofy one-woman show is written and performed by elder millennial and apocalypse worrier Florence Hartigan, who can also be seen acting in TV comedy Madam alongside Rachel Griffiths.

A nostalgic journey through the era of Britney Spears and low rise jeans, Me, My Mother and Suzy Cato is a tale of past demons, future hopes, and the universal struggle of the family we need versus the family we get.

  • Outstanding Performance by an Individual - Auckland Fringe Awards, 2024
  • “Look for this show if it ever comes to your town! So funny, so relatable, so gorgeous.” – Suzy Cato
  • ★ ★ ★ ★  – Hugging Comedians, Australia
  • “An impressive acting feat…she never misses a beat.”  – Tinsel and Tap Shoes, Australia
  • “A hilariously sweet and surprisingly affecting journey of adolescence that sneaks up on you like Y2K itself. Highly original and funny as.” – Josh Thomson
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