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PROBEPremiering at the Old Fitz Theatre September 2024It’s 2021. Griffin Thornby has been canceled via a blogpost condemning him of sexual misconduct. Holly’s in his hotel room Covid-testing him for his upcoming film project. But that’s not really why she’s here.
Provoking questions around gender imbalances, retribution, and the morality of ‘good men’, PROBE is a self-aware exploration into the grey areas of Hollywood’s abuse of power. Having spent lockdown in a series of hotel rooms Covid-testing celebrities, playwright Becca Hurd (Sydney Fringe Award Nominee) premieres her biting new play at the Old Fitz, directed by Rachel Chant (The Memory of Water, The Village Bike). |
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THE LONG HAULPremiered at the Flightpath Theatre September 2022Determined to win back her ex, an audacious American woman sneaks into Australia by telling the government that she is in a continuing and loving relationship... with the man who just dumped her. |
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THE OTHER SIDE OF 25Written, Produced & Co-Directed
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THE OTHER SIDE OF 25Premiered at the Old 505 Theatre February 2019An aimless comedian in Chicago, who doesn't want kids of her own, reluctantly becomes her faultless older sister's surrogate. But after a dangerous accident, she is faced with the frightening reality of raising the child on her own. |