Struggling with infertility and a stalled acting career, Gia wants to play Ophelia one last time. A darkly comic one-woman show skewering sexism and ageism in the arts.
Gia played Ophelia once when she was younger and fresh on the scene. And now she’s older, and wiser, and she’s ready to give Ophelia one last crack. But she’s not the same youthful Gia she once was. Conflicted by the trials of motherhood, infertility and her youth passing her by, Gia must ask herself where her priorities lie and what it truly means to be a mother and an artist. Gia Ophelia is a darkly comic one-woman show skewering sexism and ageism in the performing arts, created by two exciting young female theatremakers specifically for Sydney Fringe. Jo Bradley is a director, producer and dramaturg who recently graduated from the NIDA Directing Course. In 2024, she directed and co-produced the Australian Premiere of Snowflake by Mike Bartlett at the Old Fitz (JB Theatre Co and Good Time Theatrics) which went on to win a Sydney Theatre Award. Grace Wilson is an emerging playwright whose works have been a finalist in Sydney Theatre Company’s Patrick White Playwright Award, Griffin Award and shortlisted for the Martin Lysicrates and Premier's Drama Award. She was recently commissioned by Queensland University of Technology to create a new original play titled 'Very Fine People' for their 2024 graduating acting class, directed by Wesley Enoch. Head of QUT Acting Andrea Moor described Wilson as "an extraordinary talent... one of the most exciting young writers in the country". Having previously collaborated on staged readings for KXT Storytellers Festival (California Orange Stellar) and Old Fitz’s New Writing Festival (Doghole) Grace and Jo are excited to work together again, to tell a story that resonates with all who are scared to grow old. Marketing Image Courtesy of Cottonbro Studios on Pexel
