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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).

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ACTOR

Elliot is an Aotearoa born, Melbourne based performer, comedian and theatre maker. Elliot graduated from the VCA in 2022 with a Bachelors of Fine Arts (Music Theatre) credits include: Ensemble in 'Swan Lake' ( performed by the The Australian Ballet (dir. David Hallberg); Writer and Performer in ‘Hello, Who Is It?’ (dir. Stephanie Teitelbaum) for the 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival; Assistant Director of ‘Mongrel 2023’ (dir. Maude Davey); Collaborator in the 2023 and 2024 WinterLabs (Antipodes Theatre); Director and Performer in ‘Yeehahaha: the 70th Annual Law Revue’ (dir. Elliot Wood & Pascale Constance); co-creator on ‘Pass The Parcel!’ for the 2024 Melbourne International Comedy Festival (dir. Meg Taranto & Elliot Wood); and Shiv/Elon Musk in 'Lizard People' for the 2024 Melbourne Fringe Festival.

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WRITER, COMPOSER & DIRECTOR

Abigail is an Australian actor, writer, composer and theatre maker. She specialises in queer theatre, environmentalism, feminism, comedy, music, and reinterpreting texts of antiquity. It is her mission to create and be a part of the telling of stories that champion justice and humanity. As of 2021 she is a graduate of the Victorian Collage of the Arts with a BFA in Theatre Making.

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ACTOR

Miela is a Melbourne-based actor from Cairns, Far North Queensland with mixed Torres Strait Islander, Japanese, Chinese and Croatian heritage. She is a graduate from the Victorian College of the Arts with a BFA in Acting (2021).

Since graduating, Miela has been involved in Adelaide and Melbourne’s Fringe Festivals and some of Melbourne’s leading theatre companies. Her credits include, ‘MinusOneSister’ (dir. Marni Mount), ‘How To Be A Person When The World Is Ending’ (dir. Meg Dunn), Ilbijerri Theatre Company’s social impact project, ‘The Score’, (dir. Kamarra Bell-Wykes) which toured regionally,and ‘Goodbye Aunty Flo’, (dir. Rachael Maza), ‘Get Your Geek On’, (dir. Corey Saylor Brunskill) Australian Shakespeare Company’s production of ‘The Crucible’ (dir. Syd Brisbane and Tony Rive) and her first one-woman show in 2024, ‘OMG I’m Blak!’ (dir. Maryanne Sam).

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MUSIC CONSULTANT

Lachlan Obst is a WAAPA graduate and recent Melbournian, who grew up in regional WA. His unique upbringing sparked a lifelong passion for the arts and his childhood, surrounded by all kind of experiences and people, vast landscapes and a strong sense of community and resilience, inspired his passion for storytelling. Lachlan is currently developing Children of the Air, a new musical that explores themes of country life, education and resilience. Fringe credits include, Crookie, What Makes a Musical? and The Karaoke Club. Lachlan is a Jack-of-all-trades creative, ready for Australia’s entertainment scene.

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ACTOR

Elliot is an Aotearoa born, Melbourne based performer, comedian and theatre maker. Elliot graduated from the VCA in 2022 with a Bachelors of Fine Arts (Music Theatre) credits include: Ensemble in 'Swan Lake' ( performed by the The Australian Ballet (dir. David Hallberg); Writer and Performer in ‘Hello, Who Is It?’ (dir. Stephanie Teitelbaum) for the 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival; Assistant Director of ‘Mongrel 2023’ (dir. Maude Davey); Collaborator in the 2023 and 2024 WinterLabs (Antipodes Theatre); Director and Performer in ‘Yeehahaha: the 70th Annual Law Revue’ (dir. Elliot Wood & Pascale Constance); co-creator on ‘Pass The Parcel!’ for the 2024 Melbourne International Comedy Festival (dir. Meg Taranto & Elliot Wood); and Shiv/Elon Musk in 'Lizard People' for the 2024 Melbourne Fringe Festival.

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MUSIC, LYRICS & CO-BOOK

Andy is a queer, deaf/hard-of-hearing, pianist, songwriter, performer and whose passion lies in stories of hope from a place of trauma. Recently, they performed their autobiographical award winning cabaret, ‘Everything is Shit’ at the Old Fitz. Credits include: Musical Director: ‘The Mystery of Edwin Drood’ (Little Triangle 2022), Little Shop of Horrors, Spiegelesque (Kermond Creative), Forgetting Tim Minchin (Joy Offensive) & The Decay of Lying (by Jess Ramsey, NIDA, 2022). Vocal Director: Girl Band (New Ghosts Theatre Company) Writing: Alice (2021, writer), Holy Ship! (Cope Creative, composer & orchestrator) The Strong Charmion (sound design & composition) (Flight Path 2024) and various arrangements for productions including They’s at the Hayes and Silver Tongue (2024, Hayes Theatre Company). Andy has most recently taken part in ‘The 48 Hour Musical Challenge’ at the Hayes Theatre, composing for ‘A Tiny Doll’s House’.

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DIRECTOR & CO-BOOK

Jess is a queer, neurodivergent theatre maker, and 2023 NIDA graduate from the MFA Directing course. Over 2023 and 2024 Jess has directed and worked on projects at Flight Path Theatre, Old Fitz, Belvoir 25a, Adelaide Fringe, Hayes Theatre, and Antipodes Theatre Company. Their recent directorial work includes ‘The Strong Charmion’ by Chloe Lethlean Higson (Flight Path Theatre), assistant directing ‘Forgetting Tim Minchin’ (Dir. Amy Sole, Belvoir 25a), ‘Berliners’ by comedy duo Nick & Tom (Adelaide Fringe 2024), and currently, they are co-directing Carly Wij’s ‘Us/Them’, (Flight Path Theatre November 2024). Jess has recently added producing and intimacy coordination to their skillset, as creative producer for 107 Projects Inc. and Intimacy Coordinator for ‘Definitely Not A Hungry Games: A Parody Musical’ for Sydney Fringe 2024.

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MUSICAL DIRECTOR

David is a multi-nominated, and Green Room Award winning musical director, freelance performer and vocal coach based in Naarm (Melbourne), Australia.

Regularly appearing as drag alter-ego Peppy Smears; he performs and musically directs with Antipodes Theatre Company, Tash York in their award-winning shows HAPPY HOUR, IT’S UP TO YOU: TASH YORK, TASH YORK, and their all-original show LOVE THAT FOR YOU as well as numerous other projects in cabaret and independent theatre.

As a vocal coach David works on a consulting basis with actors and singers; and is a referred voice teacher of Gary May and the Melbourne Voice Analysis Centre.

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ACTOR ‘Henry’

Bailey Dunnage is a graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (Bachelor of Arts - Music Theatre). As a queer creative Bailey was delighted to play the role of Noel Gruber in the Australian premiere of Ride the Cyclone at The Hayes Theatre in 2024. In the same year he was played the role of Chicklet in a production of Psycho Beach Party. Currently residing in Melbourne/Naarm, Bailey is originally from Timaru, New Zealand, and returned home to play Angel in The Court Theatre's production of RENT in 2022. During the COVID-19 lockdowns, Bailey created his drag persona Aubrey Haive and was later cast on RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under Season 2.

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ACTOR ‘Blanche’

Trained at NIDA, Sophia's stage highlights include Strictly Ballroom the Musical (Global Creatures), You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (What’s On Productions), I Can Jump Puddles (Antipodes Theatre Company - workshop), Funny Girl and Kismet (The Production Company), Wild World - The Cat Stevens' Story (HIT Productions), Cafe Rebetika! (The Follies Company) and Reefer Madness (Squabbalogic).

For television, Sophia has had featured roles in Seasons 4 & 5 of Wentworth (Fremantle Media), in the ABC's hit drama miniseries, 7 Types of Ambiguity (Matchbox Pictures) and Packed To The Rafters (7 Network),

Sophia is thrilled to be returning to the Antipodes stage in the collaborative phase of this exciting new Australian work.

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ACTOR ‘Loie’

Alessandra Merlo is a versatile Australia performer, often moving between musical theatre and screen acting. A graduate from The Victorian College of the Arts Musical Theatre BFA, she has performed in 'Big Fish' (The Hayes Theatre Co), 'Titanic the Musical in Concert', starring Anthony Warlow (The Marrollo Project) and most recently, 'Midnight', a brand new Australian Musical starring Shane Jacobson and Lucy Durack. Screen credits include La Brea (NBC ), Safe Home (SBS), Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries (Acorn TV/Seven Network), Neighbours (Fremantle Media). She has also featured in the short film Blvck Gold, which was selected for St Kilda Film Festival 2022 and Flicker Fest 2023, among other International Festival Selections. 'Run, Baby' and #followme as well as Associate Producing and co-starring in the short film, A Good Boy.

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ACTOR ‘Lillian’

Luisa Scrofani is a Helpmann-nominated singer and actor. She made her professional debut at 19 in Violet (JRP Australia), and has gone on to successfully perform in a string of independent and main-stage productions. 

Credits include: Spring Awakening (StageArt), In The Heights (JRP Australia, Helpmann Nomination for Best Lead Female Actor), Blackrock and Dreamsong (EbbFlow Theatre Co.), My Brilliant Career (MLive + Original Cast Recording), Paper Stars (Salty Theatre), Bonnie and Clyde (JRP Australia), SENSER (TheatreWorks), Pear-Shaped (Rogue Projects), Midnight (Aspect Entertainment), and A Funny Thing Happened On The Way to the Forum (Watch This).

Most recently, she was seen in the Australian premiere production of The Grinning Man (Salty Theatre), and was the Sybylla standby for My Brilliant Career (MTC).

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WRITER

Vonne Patiag is a multiple AACTA, AWGIE, Logie and SPA Award-nominated Writer, Director, Producer and Actor based in Western Sydney. His recent credits include writing and producing the 4-part series 'The Unusual Suspects' for SBS, the feature anthology film 'Here Out West', released theatrically in early 2022, and writing on 'Significant Others', a 6-part drama for ABC. Most recently, his short film 'Too Many Ethnics' had its World Premiere at Flickerfest 2023 and his one-man show 'The Life Cycle of Blanco' was presented as a Creative First Look season in March 2023 with the National Theatre of Parramatta and Sydney World Pride.

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ACTOR ‘Blanco’

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CO-WRITER, DIRECTOR & 'FRIEND'

R. Johns was born in South Wales. She has a First-Class Honours Drama degree (Manchester University) and an MFA from U.C.R. Her work has been presented in Stockholm, Manila, Mumbai, as co-devisor in Cape Town and Athens and produced in Wellington NZ. Her thriller "Black Box 149" was part of DFAT’s Australia now Germany program at Nuremberg State theatre. "As Told by the Boys Who Fed Me Apples" was nominated for an AWGIE. She is six times published by Currency Press, also shortlisted for the 2018 BBC International Playwriting Radio Award and a finalist in the Griffin Playwriting Award.

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CO-WRITER & 'ONLOOKER/SINGER'

Aliya was born in Karachi and migrated to Australia in 1996. She recently studied for a diploma in Makeup and Media at Academy of Makeup. Aliya was makeup artist on "Miss Blossom Callahan" at La Mama (2017) and for "Tchekov at the House of Special Purpose" (VCE Theatre Studies, Courthouse, 2019; assistant makeup artist on the photoshoot for GMAR magazine in 2019 and assisted with makeup on the photoshoot for LGBTQI immigrants "Queer Refugees" at Docklands Cotton Mills for gallery exhibition in 2020. Her play Astitva/ Identity was selected for a full stage reading Montreal 2021 at the Women Playwrights Conference.

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ACTOR

Sepideh Karimi, an architecture graduate from Iran, migrated to Australia in 2013 and began her artistic journey in theatre in 2015. She has performed in several independent theatre productions in Melbourne, focusing on human stories, identity, and social issues. Through her theatrical projects, Sepideh aims to amplify women’s voices and explore themes of freedom and beauty. For her, theatre is not only a means of expression but also a bridge between cultures and lived experiences. Her works are praised for their emotional depth and unique perspective on social themes.

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ACTORRaj is an actor/writer and theatre maker. Credits include: Capulet in Romeo And Juliet (Australian Shakespeare company). Swami Charlie (Carlton Courthouse). I Am That I Am (Carlton Courthouse). Cosmic Genie (Playbox). The Perfume Garden Malthouse, Gasworks, Chapel Off Chapel, Athenaeum).   The Twilight Series (Playbox)  His hit autobiographical show show Is It Because I’m Indian (Melbourne Fringe, Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival (Chapel Off Chapel)  and Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre Malaysia. As well as radio plays for the ABC, he has narrated wildlife documentaries and presented education videos for schools and corporations, and has narrated audio books. His TV credits include Plonk (Channel 9); and TV commercials. Raj took the last few years off to look after parents with dementia, and is writing Is It Because I’m Indian Part 2, about those experiences. 

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Majid is an Iraqi Australian filmmaker and film and stage actor. He has been acting for over 35 years. He has won awards in his home country of Iraq and was a member of the Iraqi National Theatre Company. He also directed whilst teaching drama in Lebanon for four years and written his own works. Screen credits include; The Correspondent, a feature film directed by Kriv Stenders.. Other screen credits include; Getting In, directed by Jean-Pierre Mignon, an actor and cultural consultant in the feature films Ali's Wedding and Lucky Miles. He also has roles in TV series like, House of Gods for ABC, City Homicide, Rush, Nowhere Boys, Stateless and Clickbait and in short films like Gelibolu and The Fall, a short film directed by Mert Berdilek and was the finalist at Sydney Film Festival in 2020.

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ACTOR

For Anita Torrance, exploring the emotional lives of her characters is always an exciting and challenging acting adventure, whether performing for screen or theatre. Performing has allowed Anita to travel and live abroad throughout her career, securing various roles for  screen in New Zealand, Canada and the US. Anita’s most recent theatre credits is R. John’s exquisitely written ‘Birthday Book of Storms’ that premiered at Lamama in 2022, with a follow up season abroad in 2023 at the Hannah Playhouse, Wellington, NZ. Anita is excited to be working again with R. Johns and Aliya Aboo on their project JOURNEY OF THE TRUE SELF. 

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CO-WRITER, LYRICIST & COMPOSER

Tomas is a multidisciplinary artist and researcher working primarily on unceded Wurundjeri-Woi Wurrung Country. As a performer they have worked on stage and television (ABC, Hayes Theatre Company, Melbourne Theatre Company), and as a writer and composer they have worked with Orchestra Victoria, The Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, and they are workshopping Capture a new musical with Antipodes Theatre Company. Their play threadbare premieres in 2025. They are a doctoral candidate at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, where their research areas are embodied music-making, and care practices for musicians' wellbeing. Their choral symphony For the survivors and those who didn't. will prospectively premiere in 2026.

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CO-WRITER

Ziggy is a performer, writer and graduate of NIDA. Ziggy’s most recent theatre credits include; Much Ado about Nothing (Sport for Jove), Bugalugs Bum Thief (dir. Jessica Arthur), Girls in Boys Cars (dir. Priscilla Jackman), Feminazi (Belvoir’s 25A), A is for Apple (Griffin Theatre),Twelfth Night (dir. Jim Sharman), Ghosts (dir. Priscilla Jackman), Probe (Old Fitz Theatre),The Eisteddfod (Old Fitz Theatre), Pear Shaped (Theatre Works, Naarm). Ziggy is looking forward to starring in Kate Mulvany’s adaptation of The Shiralee for Sydney Theatre Company in 2025. Ziggy also toured with The Bell Shakespeare Players in 2022 and worked as a clown on Opera Australia’s Ernani (dir. Priscilla Jackman). Ziggy’s film credits include +One (Bus Stop films), Oi (dir. Sophie Serisier) - selected for MIFF’s 2024 short film program and Binchook (dir. Alana Stewart). Ziggy’s writing credits include Pear-Shaped (Theatre Works Naarm/ Monkey Baa Sydney, 2022), THIS IS NOT A PLAY ABOUT VALERIE JEAN SOLANAS, (Brand X Flying Nun 2024). 

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ACTOR

Hailing originally from Eagle Lake, Texas, Sara is a graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) with a BA in Music Theatre. Her TV experience includes a recurring role in City Homicide (Seven Network) and a 5th Grader in the second season of Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?, with Rove McManus. Sara also appeared in the US thriller Knowing, with Nicholas Cage. Her stage credits include the Australian tour of Little Britain Live, Billy Elliot (Louise Withers), Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins, Fiddler on the Roof (TML Enterprises), Kate, Gus and the Other Kids (Fringeworld Festival), Oklahoma! (Black Swan State Theatre Company), Paw Patrol Live! (Nickelodeon and Life Like Touring), Driftwood (Umbrella Productions, Chapel Off Chapel) and SLUTNIK: Planet of the Incels (Theatreworks). Sara appeared as Jane in the Melbourne Fringe and Adelaide Fringe Festival productions of The Beep Test, which garnered four Green Room Award nominations in 2023. More recently, Sara played the role of Francine Valli in NCL’s production of Jersey Boys.

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MUSIC & LYRICS

A graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts Musical Theatre program, Alec is a multidisciplinary artist working as an actor, singer, multi-instrumentalist, musical director and composer. Acting credits include Once (Darlinghurst Theatre Co), Twelfth Night (Melbourne Theatre Co), As You Like It (Queensland Theatre), The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo’s Child & Room on the Broom (CDP), and before Covid cancellations, they were excited to work with Opera Australia in the cast of The Secret Garden. As a musician, Alec has musically directed, composed or performed in productions with Queensland Theatre, Sport For Jove, Hayes Theatre Co, Pop Up Globe and more. Alec holds their AmusA Diploma in Violin and currently has multiple new works in development, including the new musical ‘Silver Tongue’.

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CO-BOOK & LYRICS

Miranda Middleton is an award-winning director, writer, and choreographer with a Master of Fine Arts (Directing) from the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA). In 2024, Miranda is one of the Sandra Bates Directors Award recipients at the Ensemble Theatre, and is undergoing a professional mentorship with leading Australian director/choreographer Amy Campbell. Miranda’s most recent theatre directing credits include ‘The Grinning Man’ (VASS Productions), ‘The Eisteddfod’ (Old Fitz Theatre), ‘Pear-Shaped’ (Theatre Works), ‘Lemon Tree on Dreg Street’ (Theatre Works), ‘SENSER’ (Theatre Works), ‘Not Today’ (Seymour Centre), ‘Sowing Seeds’ (Gasworks Arts Park), and ‘Voldemort and the Teenage Hogwarts Musical Parody’ (Theatre Works). In 2023, she was the Resident Writer at Theatre Works, and she has two new musicals in development: ‘Paper Stars’ and ‘Silver Tongue’.

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CO-BOOK

Jacob is a Sydney-based queer playwright who still needs to say the whole alphabet to know if R goes before or after T. In 2020 Jacob’s play, This Genuine Moment was put on to a sold out season at The Old 505 Theatre and then again as part of La Mama’s Midsummer festival in 2021 to rave reviews. In 2022 his play Tell Me Before the Sun Explodes was debuted at Kings Cross Theatre, produced by Rock Bottom Productions and in 2023 he premiered Dumb Kids at Kings Cross Theatre Company produced by Legit Theatre Company.  He has worked with the Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP), Q Theatre, Kings Cross Theatre company, was a finalist for the 2021 Martin Lysicrates Prize, the 2023 Sydney Theatre Awards, shortlisted for production by London’s Royal Court theatre and was recipient of Out For Australia’s 30 under 30 in 2023.  In 2024 he is one of Griffin Theatre Company’s Studio Artists where he is producing a new work, Daddy Always Wanted me to be a Cowboy.