Dead Serious

Ten-minute play · 2025

When Zoe Grieve plans a funeral for the version of himself he’s ready to leave behind, a pragmatic funeral director confronts him with one painful truth: no one mourns a man they never really saw.

Synopsis

What if you could attend your own funeral… and finally be seen?

Zoe Grieve isn’t dying. He’s rebranding. He walks into a funeral parlour determined to bury his past self in style. But Clara, the no-nonsense director, poses one devastating question: Who’s coming to grieve you?

Showcase

The play was presented at Wyndham Cultural Centre as part of The Green Room Project Showcase on 8 August 2025.