Ahead of the premiere of Darling, I Think I'm Turning Into a Chicken, I caught up with writer, director and lead performer India Rose Olsen to discuss creating such a deeply personal piece. Blending dark comedy, surreal transformation and emotional honesty, the production explores generational trauma, inherited survival mechanisms and what happens when the body begins expressing the truths the mind has buried. I spoke to India about developing the show, balancing multiple cre

India Rose Olsen delivers an ambitious production that combines absurd comedy with themes of trauma, illness, family inheritance, and generational pain. The original idea's concept uses a surreal transformation to represent unresolved issues passed along through generations. While the production shows creativity, the pacing sometimes falters, and certain emotional moments do not realise their intended impact. The choreography is one of the leading elements of the production.