By Travis Johnson
Well, here’s something new: written by and starring Nakkiah Lui (Black Comedy), Kiki & Kitty “…portrays the trials and tribulations of Kiki (Lui), the good black girl in a bad white world, who stumbles across her vagina in the personification of Kitty (Elaine Crombie) and realises there is a lot more to life than she thought.” The six part series for ABC iview is currently shooting around Sydney.
Commissioned by ABC Indigenous, it’s coming to us courtesy of ABC, Screen Australia and Porchlight Films, with support from Screen Australia’s Multiplatform Fund.
Screen Australia Investment Manager Mike Cowap was effusive, saying, “The opportunity to support Nakkiah Lui in her first standalone screen creation was a no-brainer, with the talented creative having already proved her comedy chops as a co-writer of Black Comedy and of course her extensive theatre work. The script for Kiki & Kitty is completely irreverent, cheeky and distinctly Australian, and certainly is in safe hands with Director Catriona McKenzie (Shadow Hunters, Satellite Boy, Redfern Now) .”
Christine Anu co-stars as Kiki’s Mum, Maria, along with Charlie Garber as Kiki’s love interest Jack the hire car driver, Tessa Rose as Kiki’s tenacious Nan, Lisa Flanagan as Nan’s vagina, Ryan Johnson as office co-worker Brandon, and Rob Carlton as Bryce the ice skating king.
