Dark comedy by Julia Grogan about ambition, failure, and a dance teacher chasing fame.
Miss June teaches baby ballet classes in a deteriorating village hall, instructing children through rehearsed routines while her own ambitions remain unfulfilled. When her last opportunity for recognition disappears, she becomes determined to turn the end-of-term performance into a personal bid for success, blurring the line between dedication and obsession.
The play is written and performed by Julia Grogan and developed and directed by Rachel Lemon. Presented by Grace Dickson Productions, the production combines solo performance with contemporary new writing to examine ambition, delusion, and artistic aspiration.
Performed as a one-person play, the production unfolds through Miss June's perspective, using dark comedy and surreal theatrical elements to explore the pressures of unrealised dreams within the seemingly ordinary setting of a community dance class.