Short plays. No frills.

Join us for an evening of 2 short Australian plays, and a teaser of our first mainstage production in 2023.

Sip on a delicious cocktail, sink into the comfy chairs (get in early to snag a spot) snack on a tasty treat from Paperplate, and indulge yourself in a little theatrical moment or three.

FEBRUARY MENU, directed by Lennie Messing

Featuring:

Erica Chestnut
Ellen O’Connor

Both plays explore the theme of loss - specifically the loss, and potential loss, of a loved one - but they do so under entirely different circumstances and in very different stages of life.

THERAPY By Barbara Yazbeck

In Therapy, we are taken into a very different reality: the trials and tribulations of mid-life, with its no-time-to-come-up-for-air pressures and responsibilities. It explores, through the female protagonist, the times when we’ve barely had time to process one moment of trouble and loss, before we’re hit with another. Barbara Yaebeck’s piece is frenetic, edgy and unflinching but keeps you hooked with its truth, humour and relatability.

WATER BABIES by Maeve Hook

In Water Babies, Maeve Hook opens up the landscape of death and loss with beautiful, evocative metaphors, and richly layered imagery that is both mysterious and captivating. Against this she sets the quirky and witty banter of the protagonists, two teenage sisters, which is at one moment heartbreaking, and at another delightfully funny and entertaining. It is a moving and inspiring piece about our innate need for connection, as well as the incredible resilience that can emerge, even in the youngest ones among us, at times of great upheaval and loss.

Contact the host of Softly, Softly. Short plays. No frills. FEBRUARY 2023