Antipodes Theatre Company and Theatre Works present the Premiere of

STORKED

by MYF HOCKING

15 - 24 May 2025

Theatre Works

When a They and a Them love each other very much…

To have a kid, to not. There is no compromise. You can’t ignore your uterus - it’s constantly reminding you of your capacity for birth. Yuck.

Even if you wanted a kid, capitalism is ******* you in the ***.

You just got Storked.

An electric exploration of the choice to choose, living in a body that constantly betrays you, and finding the people in your life who matter most, STORKED interrogates the expectation upon AFAB people to have children and the growing awareness that it might not be such a hot idea in our world today. Through a series of vignettes, a handful of actors explore society’s obsession with monogamy, pregnancy, parenting and chosen family in increasing levels of absurdity, hilarity and poignancy. We guarantee this wild and visceral show will be unlike anything you’ve seen before.

This project was previously developed as part of Antipodes Theatre Company's 2024 Winter Lab, the upcoming 2025 Summer Lab and will receive further development in 2025 leading up to production.

Runtime: 90 minutes, no interval

Recommended for audiences: 12+, parental discretion is advised.

Warnings: Coarse language, graphic descriptions of bodily fluids, discussions of miscarriages, abortion, homophobia, transphobia, racism, mental illness, pregnancy/childbirth, sexism, misogyny, suicide/self-harm ideation, eating disorders, sexual assault, medical settings and medical gaslighting.

Writer & Performer: MYF HOCKING (they/them)

Director: MAUDE DAVEY (she/her)

Dramaturg: BRIDGET BALODIS (they/them)

Development Coordinator: FLICK (they/them)

Artistic Director & Producer: BRANDON PAPE (he/him)

New Work Manager & Producer: CAMERON STEENS (they/them)

Biographies are available below.

Promotion Image: STEVEN MITCHELL WRIGHT (he/him)

Graphic Design: CAMERON STEENS (they/them) using elements by ROB CHIVERS

Meet the STORKED Team

  • Myf Hocking

    They/Them

    WRITER & PERFORMER

    Myfanwy is an artist living and working in Narrm. As an actor, writer, poet, theatremaker, and teacher, they are most interested in queer, feminist works that interrogate and challenge society as it exists under patriarchy and capitalism. Myfanwy has worked as a performer with the MTC, Theatre Works, and NORPA Lismore. Their plays have been shown in Melbourne and Edinburgh. Myf is also a professional voice actor, having narrated numerous audiobooks. Seeking to queer traditional dramatic formats, Myf is fascinated by how we can alter the current theatrical climate in Narrm. Myf is a double graduate of the VCA, attaining their BFA in Acting (2019) and their Masters in Writing for Theatre (2021).

  • Bridget Balodis

    They/Them

    DRAMATURG

    Bridget trained as a director at the VCA and works primarily with new Australian writing. From 2020 to 2023 they were Director in Residence at the Malthouse in Melbourne. For Malthouse, Bridget has directed Nosferatu by Keziah Warner, K-Box by Ra Chapman and Stay Woke by Aran Thangaratnam. For the Malthouse Bridget was also Assistant Director on the large-scale immersive work, Because The Night. Other directing credits include Fast Food (Red Stitch),  HYDRA (Darebin Arts), She is Vigilante (Theatre Works), MORAL PANIC (Darebin Arts), Desert, 6.29pm (Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre/Wuhzen Theatre Festival), GROUND CONTROL (Next Wave/Brisbane Festival), Jurassica (Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre/Critical Stages), and Kids Killing Kids (Next Wave). 

  • Maude Davey

    She/Her

    DIRECTOR

    An actor, writer and director, working in and out of Naarm (Melbourne). Most recently she directed Frankie van Kan in 'A Body at Work' at La Mama, a show about stripping and sex work; appeared in Patricia Cornelius’s 'My Sister Jill' for the Melbourne Theatre Company; presented her own work ‘My First Bike’ with Jane Bayly at La Mama; appeared in ‘Blessed Union’ by Maeve Marsden for Belvoir Street Theatre Company. She teaches regularly at VCA and is a PhD candidate at La Trobe University.

  • Flick

    They/Them

    DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR

    Flick is a writer, dramaturg and creative producer. Flick has worked on projects and programs with La Mama, Australian Plays Transform, Darebin Arts, ATYP, Arts Access Victoria, La Mama, Rawcus, YDAS, Antipodes Theatre, Opera Express and more. As a writer they’re best known for the staged lesbian sci-fi series SLUNTIK™, and their work has been published with Osborne and Fawkner Publishing, Humana Obscura, CREATurE Magazine, and YDAS. They are a panellist for the Green Room Awards Association and a proud member of the MEAA. Flick is based in Naarm, and can be found on Instagram @flickflickcity or online flickflickcity.net.

  • Brandon Pape

    He/Him

    PRODUCER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

    Brandon is the Founding Artistic Director for Antipodes Theatre Company, where he directed Ghost Quartet (two 2020 Green Room Award Nominations, return seasons in 2021 and upcoming Sydney season in 2025) and co-directed with Trudy Dunn their immersive reimagining of Guys and Dolls (thirteen 2024 Green Room Award nominations). Other Antipodes credits include Sam I Am, And She Would Stand Like This, Passing Strange (five 2023 Green Room Award Nominations), Orlando, and the Winter Lab - an annual development program for new work and bold ideas.

  • Cameron Steens

    They/Them

    PRODUCER & NEW WORK MANAGER

    A Naarm based multidisciplinary theatre maker, WAAPA graduate and all-round creative. As Antipodes’ New Work Manager, they've produced numerous developments and networking programs (including Winter Labs 2020 - present, Festival of the Unseen 2023) in addition to the premiere of Orlando, Antipodes' first production originating from the Winter Lab. Other credits include: This is Living (Assoc Director, Gavin Roach), Guys & Dolls (Production Manager, Antipodes), Protein (Assist Director & Sound Design, Autonomous Inventions), MIMMA (dir. Adam Mitchell), JTC’s RENT (dir. Mark Taylor) & BSSTC’s Assassins (dir. Roger Hodgman). www.cameronsteens.com

Meet the Cast

  • TBA

Venue Information:

Theatre Works

14 Acland Street, St Kilda 3182

Theatre Works is a wheelchair accessible venue.

A full access guide will be available closer to the date. For more information, head to theatreworks.org.au