20 January – 14 February

This show belongs to the FRINGE WORLD Festival 2026 season. This season is now over.

Playworn
FRINGE WORLD Festival 2026

Playworn

Ever wonder if every decision you’ve ever made was a mistake? I do. Almost constantly.

At 36, I find myself in the spare room of my parents house, single, and drowning in 7000 miniature toy cars, flogging them to strange men on the internet who regret their choices as much as I do. And I’m about to find out just how short life is. 

A darkly funny, painfully honest one woman show that dives into the things we thought we’d be by now and the reality of what we’ve become.

Directed by Izzy McDonald - Martin Sims Award Winner, Melbourne Fringe Tour Award (Bus Boy 2017), Emerging Artist Award (Girl In The Wood 2016), Blaz Award Nominated (French Over 2020).

Written and performed by Liz Walker

Presented by: Izzy McDonald & Liz Walker

Liz Walker is an emerging WA writer and performer. With over a decade of experience in arts administration, she appeared as a worker in 12 Last Songs (Perth Festival, 2025), where she reflected on her life and career as a miniature toy car salesperson. She is now writing her first play, inspired by her life experiences. Izzy McDonald is a WA writer and director. She directed previous award winning Fringe shows Girl in the Wood (2016), Bus Boy ( Martins Sims Winner 2017) and French Over (2020). As well as directing Sit or I Will Make You Sit At The Blue Room Theatre winning a PAWA for Best Independent Director, the same year she graduated from WAAPA’s Performance Making Honours Program. She is currently developing her new work Diving For Dust through PICA residencies (2024-202
Theatre & Performance • Story
Western Australia • World Premiere
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Suitability & warnings

Content rating: M
Family friendly: No
Coarse Language: Occasional

Please note

Reference to death/severe illness (Cancer) Haze

Presenter

Presented by: Izzy McDonald & Liz Walker

Liz Walker is an emerging WA writer and performer. With over a decade of experience in arts administration, she appeared as a worker in 12 Last Songs (Perth Festival, 2025), where she reflected on her life and career as a miniature toy car salesperson. She is now writing her first play, inspired by her life experiences. Izzy McDonald is a WA writer and director. She directed previous award winning Fringe shows Girl in the Wood (2016), Bus Boy ( Martins Sims Winner 2017) and French Over (2020). As well as directing Sit or I Will Make You Sit At The Blue Room Theatre winning a PAWA for Best Independent Director, the same year she graduated from WAAPA’s Performance Making Honours Program. She is currently developing her new work Diving For Dust through PICA residencies (2024-202