R E V I E W S
STUNNING AND ABSOLUTELY RIVETING – Nadine Edwards – Edinburgh, Scotland
I was unprepared for how CAPTIVATING this one-woman play was. I was quickly and completely absorbed. . . Caitlin was brilliant as she moved from one identity to another. . –Penny Simkin, Childbirth Educator, Lecturer, and author of Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn: The Complete Guide
Caitlin Hicks . . .was ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE and one of the most moving performances I have ever been to! There really aren’t the words to describe all the feelings and emotions that were brought up and aroused from (her) fabulous portrayal of those 3 beautiful & complex women. Thank you for. . . this piece which is so integral to human life. – Sandy Salazay, Bellevue, Washington
Since the show I have had so much feedback from those who came — all of it rapturous. . . many of us felt it was THE MOST POWERFUL AND IMPORTANT PLAY we had ever had the fortune to attend . . – Sara Davies, host of Singing the Bones, Salford University, Manchester, England
PROFOUND – It has been a week since your amazing performance in Birmingham, and Jo and I have had loads of positive feedback. Images, characters and ideas from the play keep coming to mind!” – Miriam Coley, host of Singing the Bones, Birmingham Women’s Hospital, England
AN EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE . . unforgettable. We laughed, we cried, we
were reaffirmed as women – Laura Goulet, Editor, Birthing Magazine
FANTASTIC! The tears and laughter come easy.”
Christel Aas, Norway
MADE ME CRY – The first time a live theatre performance has made me cry! It remains the most powerful theater production I have ever experienced. –Rachael Myr, Norway
I WAS DEEPLY MOVED by your play Singing the Bones. I saw your performance at the Capitola Theater in California a year ago. It has stayed with me as a work of art.”
Kristen Cates, San Francisco California
I saw “Singing the Bones” at the International Women Playwrights Conference in Galway. The reading was VERY MOVING AND EXCITING. – Eugenie Trow, “Women In Theatre” project,
Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, California
“Dear Caitlin, I’ve received your reviews! The critics are FANTASTIC and I absolutely agree with them! Your show was powerful. – Anne Barfoed, Denmark, Audience at 1997 Stockholm production of “Singing the Bones”
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Singing The Bones is the story of three women whose lives are linked by a mysterious pregnancy: Meg, a passionate midwife; Nicole, traumatized by her past births and now pregnant with twins, and Sara, the compassionate obstetrician whose secrets “are leaking from every pocket.” As Nicole’s pregnancy is discovered to be high-risk, each woman must explore the question before them: Is one woman’s choice worth the chance that her babies may die? On the night of the birth the dreams and secrets of all three women collide, creating the possibility of a miracle.
The play was written by Hicks on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia, inspired by true stories and written with support from Western Canada Theatre Company, Tamanhous Theatre, Headlines Theatre, Firehall Arts Centre, Green Thumb Theatre, the Women in View Festival and the Canada Council. The play has since toured over 35 cities in Canada, the United States, England and Sweden — to standing ovations.
Singing the Bones was adapted to film in 2001 and premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival before screening around the world.
