'‘Are you seriously going to sass me in my own apartment?’
'Moxie, passion, drive; whatever you want to call it, Leila’s got it and it compelled her hundreds of kilometres from the remote country town she grew up in to the big city. It’s been a hard six years, but she’s so close to the success she craves, so close to her dreams of representing her community, so close to being an inspiration to the other girls back home just like her.
'However, one girl just like her, her niece Maddie, has just shown up on her doorstep in the middle of the night, disillusioned and far away from the same community that Leila left behind, and she’s about to make her understand just how far she’s strayed from home.
'Face to Face is an intimate drama about two women navigating the complex effects of disconnecting from Country, and criticism from your community, your family, and above all, yourself.'
Source: Playlab Theatre.
Presented by Playlab Theatre at New Benner Theatre, Metro Arts, Brisbane, 16 - 26 March 2022.
Directors: Nadine McDonald-Dowd and Roxanne McDonald.
Cultural Advisor: Colleen Mar'un Wall.
Cultural Dramaturgs: Sueanne Hooper, Annette Wells, Jackie Jones, Coral Jones, and Merle Hurley.
Dramaturg: Alex Bayliss.
Designer: Bill Haycock.
Lighting Designer: David Walters.
Sound Designer: Wil Hughes.
Cast: Lorinda Merrypor and Hannah Belanszky.
