This performance is presented as part of the VCA Master of Theatre (Directing) Graduate Season.

The Place Where Hetty Goes to Die

Written by Carly Watson
Directed by Carly Watson

Once upon a time, there lived a girl named Hetty. But this isn’t a fairytale. There is no happily ever after. Not here.

Hetty meet Hetty.
And Hetty meet Hetty.
You’re both named Hetty?
Yes.
Well, that’s confusing.
Three women with the same name, from different times, with similar stories, find themselves trapped together in a liminal space with no escape. Because of each other, or perhaps in spite of each other, they grapple with the cost of fighting for their right to choose and what freedom looks like for each of them.
Inspired by George Eliot’s Adam Bede and Charlotte Wood’s The Natural Way of Things, this new Australian gothic drama interrogates how we write women as foils for each other, the connection between pregnancy, motherhood, and authorship, and the way that our rights (particularly around abortion and bodily autonomy) are being stripped away under conservative patriarchal structures. A love letter or an attack? You decide.

Read more about the Master of Theatre (Directing) graduates presenting this season.

Season

Preview: Thursday 4 September, 2PM
Performance: Friday 5 September, 1PM
Performance: Friday 5 September, 6PM

Ticket Price

General Admission: $5

Credits

Director: Carly Watson
Dramaturg: Blake Hohenhaus, Sarah Matthews
Set and Costume Designer: Maya Anderson
Cast: Meg Williams, Desiree Katakis, Ally Long

Content Note

This work contains references to suicide, infanticide, violence against women, and assault.

Runtime

This performance will run for approximately 50 minutes without an interval.

Venue

This performance takes place in Martyn Myer Arena, accessible via Lionel's Lounge. Please enter Lionel's Lounge via Grant Street, Southbank, to be admitted to the performance space by front of house staff.

PARKING

The City of Melbourne has recently changed the parking restrictions around the Southbank Campus. Parking control hours are now expanded to 7am–10pm, seven days per week, and are capped at three hours. A $2-per-hour fee after 7pm is also now in place. There is no change to the $4-per-hour peak rate between 7am–7pm. Parking inspectors are regularly in the area fining drivers who overstay their meter, so we encourage everyone to be aware and avoid an expensive fine. More information.

ACCESSIBILITY

All venues at the Southbank campus are wheelchair accessible. To read more about access services available at our venues, please visit: https://finearts-music.unimelb.edu.au/access-our-events.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Please stay home if you feel unwell, even with mild symptoms. Face masks are welcome in all settings for community and personal safety.
In order to account for drop-off in attendance, we overbook a select number of free events at the Faculty. If you have not arrived by the start of the performance, your ticket may be released to any waiting patrons at the door. Please arrive at the venue at least 15 minutes before the performance to secure your seat.
Admission to any of our concerts and events is strictly at the discretion of Front of House. We have zero tolerance for any disrespectful behaviour.

Image: Carly Watson.