sitting, screaming
“I could crack open the footpath. Shake the houses until bookcases topple over. And everything fragile is broken.”
Sam’s in her last year of high school, and her dad’s just been diagnosed with prostate cancer. ‘Too much wanking!’ her mum jokes, but no one laughs. No one’s coping - least of all Sam. Not that anyone is noticing. It isn’t until she ends up in Mr David’s office that she feels she can finally open up.
Awarded ★★★★★ in its 2024 debut at the Old Fitz Theatre, this is a raw, confronting new Australian play about family, adolescence, and the abuse of power.
Starring Helena Cielak and directed by Lucy Clements, this fierce solo performance champions the strength, resilience, and courage of young women.
Presented by: The Blue Room Theatre & New Ghosts Theatre Company
New Ghosts Theatre Company (NGTC) is an award-winning arts organisation who believe in exceptional, provocative and challenging storytelling to reimagine theatre for new audiences. We achieve this by championing new voices, empowering creatives, and developing and presenting new Australian stories through our IGNITE Collective - a women-led, inclusive collective of theatre makers from across the nation, formed with the mission of putting new women-driven stories on Australian stages. NGTC is also the current custodian of the Old Fitz Theatre - a unique 55-seat space in the basement of Woolloomooloo’s beloved 150-year-old Old Fitzroy Hotel.Suitability & warnings
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Reference to / depiction of grooming, self harm and ableist language
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Presented by: The Blue Room Theatre & New Ghosts Theatre Company
New Ghosts Theatre Company (NGTC) is an award-winning arts organisation who believe in exceptional, provocative and challenging storytelling to reimagine theatre for new audiences. We achieve this by championing new voices, empowering creatives, and developing and presenting new Australian stories through our IGNITE Collective - a women-led, inclusive collective of theatre makers from across the nation, formed with the mission of putting new women-driven stories on Australian stages. NGTC is also the current custodian of the Old Fitz Theatre - a unique 55-seat space in the basement of Woolloomooloo’s beloved 150-year-old Old Fitzroy Hotel.Social media