my first and last solo show

17 - 20 September 2026

Campbelltown Arts Centre
Produced by Performing Lines

“I think this show is for anyone who has a mum, is a mum, or has ever loved someone deeply,”

My First and Last Solo Show was meant to be Natalie’s first time creating work alone, created as a gift for Nat’s daughter Mabelle. But as most parents of theatre kids would understand, it wasn’t long before Mabelle busted in – so now it’s their show.  

My First and Last Solo Show dives into a story of three generations – Natalie, Mabelle and Nat’s mum Cheryl – uncovering the joy, frustration, and unconditional love that develops between mothers and daughters.  

It’s a deeply funny and revealing personal journey examining family dysfunction and looking at how your own life experiences directly (or indirectly) affect how you parent. It finds vulnerability in the mundane, beauty in the boring, and many moments to laugh out loud while exploring memory, love and loss.  

Created and performed by Natalie Rose – a Western Sydney artist, mother and one-third of performance collective POST – with contributions from peers who are also mothers, or parents: Clare Britton, Clare Grant, Emma Saunders, Jodee Mundy and James Brown. And most importantly, the work was co-devised with Nat’s daughter, Mabelle Rose.  

My First and Last Solo Show will premiere at Campbelltown Arts Centre September 17-19, and will be available for national touring from 2027.

Creative Team

Writer, Creator, Performer
Natalie Rose

Devisor, Performer  
Mabelle Rose 

Director
Clare Britton 

Dramaturg 
Clare Grant

Sound Designer
James Peter Brown  

Lighting Designer, Production Manager
Tyler Fitzpatrick 

Set & Costume Designer
Troy Reid

Movement Director
Emma Saunders 

Peer Collaborators (early-stage developments)
Jodee Mundy, Jenni Medway, Anne-Louise Sarks, Victoria Hunt and Victoria Spence 

Photography by Joshua Morris

My First and Last Solo Show is co-commissioned by Campbelltown Arts Centre and produced by Performing Lines. It has been developed and presented with support from the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its primary arts investment and advisory body, and the NSW Government through Create NSW. This project has also been supported by Shopfront Arts Co-op.

Thanks to UNSW’s Esme Timbery Creative Practice Lab.