Wellbless single work   drama  
Issue Details: First known date: 2020... 2020 Wellbless
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'Wellness guru, Juniper, is hosting a conference with her fitness-obsessed sister, Ava. With sold-out sessions offering everything from clean eating, Polga™ (yoga-styled pole dancing) and crystal healing, and millions of Instagram followers flocking to see them, the sisters look set to take their brand WellBless – wellness when you are #blessed – to entirely new heights.

'But when Instafamous cancer-patient Maha – who has rejected traditional treatments to follow Juniper’s wellness program – dies onsite, Juniper’s empire looks set to unravel. With the discovery of Maha’s body meaning the end of their incoming millions, the sisters work together with their panel of ‘experts’ to concoct a story about Maha’s complicity in her own death by choosing the path of chemotherapy and filling her body with ‘toxins’.

'With journalist Mindy Flores asking all the questions Juniper should be asking about her own program, the sisters must work quickly to hide the truth. This darkly satirical comedy examines the parasitic world of wellness, a trillion dollar industry that preys on vulnerable women.'

Source: Theatre Works.

Production Details

  • Scheduled for production by Theatre Works, 18-28 March 2020.

    Director: Kellie Tori.

    Cast: Ella Roth Barton, Debra Thomas, Jessicak Hackett, Joseph Lai, Andrea Medez, and Lauren Steiner.

    Dramaturg: Saffron Benner.

    Sound Designer: James Cole.

    Costume Designers: Debra Thomas and Ella Roth Barton.

    Production postponed, but not initially cancelled, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Production initially rescheduled for 16 - 26 September 2020, but postponed a second time.


    Production rescheduled by Theatre Works at Theatre Works, St Kilda, 1-11 December 2021.

    Director: Kellie Tori.

    Cast: Ella Roth Barton, Debra Thomas, Emily Joy, Joseph Lai, Andrea Mendez, and Lauren Steiner.

    Dramaturg: Saffron Benner.

    Sound Designer: James Cole.

    Lighting Designer: Camille Bortz.

    Set Designer: Kellie Tori.

    Costume Designers: Ella Roth Barton and Debra Thomas.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Theatre Review : Wellbless, Theatre Works Giselle Bueti , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , December 2021;

— Review of Wellbless Debra Thomas , Ella Roth Barton , 2020 single work drama

'Exploring the sickness at the heart of the wellness industry.'

Theatre Review : Wellbless, Theatre Works Giselle Bueti , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , December 2021;

— Review of Wellbless Debra Thomas , Ella Roth Barton , 2020 single work drama

'Exploring the sickness at the heart of the wellness industry.'

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