PRODUCTION INFORMATION

In a dystopian future Australia, Helen and her civil war veteran father sell moonshine to a broken town, struggling to survive in a poisoned landscape which is frighteningly familiar. Helen envisions a better way, but no-one is listening.

The fragile world they’ve constructed is thrown into crisis when a government inspector arrives on the same day as a black market salesman, forcing Helen to confront the darker side of their family history.

The Way Out was developed through Red Stitch’s INK program.

This project has been created in association with Melbourne Fringe .

CAST & CREATIVES

Writer Josephine Collins
Director Penny Harpham
Set & Costume Design Charlotte Lane
Lighting Design Michael Robinson & Clare Springett
Sound Design Daniel Nixon
Dramaturg Jane Bodie
Stage Manager Liberty Gilbert
Assistant Stage Manager Natalie Lim

Cast
Brigid Gallacher
Kevin Hofbauer
Khisraw Jones-Shukoor
Rory Kelly
Olga Makeeva
Dion Mills
Sahil Saluja

DATES & TICKETS

Previews 22 - 29 Aug | Season 30 Aug - 24 Sep 

Wed - Sat 8pm
Sun 6.30pm
Sat Matinee

“ [A] darkly atmospheric production…an impressive cast…a talented first play that left me eager to see how Collins develops her craft.” 
– The Age -

“…effectively unsettling…Gallacher is warm and sympathetic…Mills is suitably tough but damaged.” 
– Herald Sun -

“Definitely worth a trip to the dark side.” 
– Stage Noise -

“Director Penny Harpham has made with her cast and crew, a lean gritty drama that deserves a glass raised to it.” 
– Arts Review -

“Kelly is fantastic as the clipped and savage Fyfe, and Makeeva brings genuine poignancy to the dying Claire…” 
– Time Out -

Production photo by Teresa Noble.