Cirrus@Austlit

'It's funny what a woman will reveal to another woman when she's under pressure. Until now, 10.23am on a Wednesday morning, no-one had the faintest idea that Julia had made a move on Zoe's boyfriend at the staff Christmas party. None of them knew about young Lucy's unfulfilled dream, or that Barb was secretly planning to retire - and who could have had any inkling that Marg, stalwart employee and doting grandmother, would drop such a bombshell? But at 10.23am, on what started as just another day at the office, life for Julia, Marg, Barb, Zoe and Lucy will come to a complete standstill when Patty walks in. Now, what to do with her?

'Written by insightful Melbourne playwright Cerise de Gelder, and featuring a stellar all-female cast, HOSTAGE is a funny, fast-paced and sharply intelligent new play about the friendships between women, the invisible ties that bind us, and how these are stretched in a crisis. When the chips are down, can you really expect your best friend to forgive you for running off to Noosa with her partner? If you're looking for the ultimate Girls' Night Out at this year's Fringe, you just found it.'

Source: Melbourne Fringe.