PERFORMER/WRITER

This is the second play I've ever written. My first one was in 1988. I feel quite vulnerable about it. An "upstart crone". But it's this very dynamic of middle aged restlessness that I wanted to explore in the play. Something does happen to us as we age. We develop a sense of finitude, of urgency and that leads to a certain reckless creativity. My main work is as a composer and librettist. I went to acting class after realising that studying acting technique would be incredibly useful in developing my text setting in my vocal writing. I didn’t set out to write a play, I just started jamming the main monologues for the play during my late night drives home from acting class.

PERFORMER

Sharon is an Adelaide-based actor whose recent stage credits include King Lear (AUTG), The Trip to Bountiful (Red Phoenix Theatre), and The Suicide (Red Phoenix Theatre). She has trained extensively, including at The Actor’s Studio under Tony Knight, RADA’s Shakespeare Summer School, and with Robert Marchand in the Mike Leigh Method. Sharon was the 2023 BroadwayWorld Best Performer winner for Terror and a 2024 finalist for multiple performance awards for The Trip to Bountiful. Her screen work includes Aced It, Blown Away, and Wastelander Panda.

PERFORMER

Kate Anolak is a versatile Adelaide-based actress and director known for her compelling stage presence. Her recent performances include standout roles in Di and Viv and Rose, Angels in America, and Arcadia, showcasing her emotional depth and comedic timing. She has also directed acclaimed productions such as A Little Night Music, cementing her place in South Australia’s vibrant theatre scene.  

PERFORMER

I have always loved performing and acting and it was all I wanted to do when I was younger. My parents encouraged me to find a more stable career so I did. But that’s always been my deepest dream and so once my kids were big enough to not need me home every night, I decided to go out and find a way to do it. I absolutely love the play and the way it looks at women’s lives and how there is a deep touch of sadness and melancholy to it, and how we miss the chance to do “the thing”. But then also the silliness and hope that comes with finding a new way to get there. I try to live by the motto “if not now, when?” So I decided to just go for the acting class, and met Tony.

DIRECTOR

Tony Knight is an Adelaide-based theatre director and celebrated acting coach. As Head of Acting at NIDA from 1992 to 2011, he trained talents such as Cate Blanchett, Sam Worthington and Sarah Snook.  Knight now directs productions across Australia—including Lakespeare’s 2022 As You Like It—. A Sydney Grammar and Drama Centre London alumnus with a BA (Hons) from the University of Sydney, he has taught on stages and campuses worldwide. In South Australia he has offered classes through Heesom Casting, TYPE Talent and Actors’ Studio.