Cirrus@Austlit

'The world has changed. There’s no fresh water and machines have taken all the jobs. Attempting to give his life meaning, Bowen signs up for an experimental medical procedure where ‘Heroes’ can be euthanised, donating their bodies’ water back to the community. Anita, his ‘Giving Consultant’, claims to be there just to ease his passage, but as they spar we learn that Anita is doing a lot more than just her job. She dreams of a future where we burn it all down and start again.'

Source: Author's website.

'‘In the end, my dear, you will understand your greatest role – or, rather, why it is that you can never play it.’

'For thousands of years, they’ve haunted our stages. From our childhood, they’ve stalked through our dreams, tears in their eyes and blood on their teeth. Beautiful, monstrous, they challenge and taunt us to explore the limits of experience; they dare us to walk in their footsteps, to speak in their voices.

'Now that sexism is a thing of the past and we’re all equal, it’s time to take a fond look back at the great heroines of classic theatre. And what better way to celebrate their legacy than by pitching them against one another in a viciously entertaining battle royale? How can that be wrong?

'Elbow Room turn gender anxiety on its head in a witty and playful evening that promises to ask only one serious question: have there ever been women in theatre?' (Production summary)

'Cybelle and Catherine went out to reclaim the night. Three days later they’re home with a baggy of tic tacs, two broken teeth and a giant blue dildo called 'Trevor'. Catherine starts running, sometimes all night and Cybelle is fucking up a storm - so let’s turn up the music and dance, 'cause girls run the world, right?' (Production summary)