WHORE (2024)

Directed by Hannah Smith

Music by Amelia Rooney

This production was directed by Hannah Smith, inaugural graduating student of Flinders’ new Bachelor of Performance in Directing, with music by Amelia Rooney. Written by prominent trans playwright, Glace Chase, WHORE was first seen at the famed Belvoir Theatre in Sydney and is the winner of the Griffin Award, and the Queensland Premier’s Literary Award. The story of two young Australians, Sara and Tim, who lose their way while undertaking the ritual adventure of living in London, the play is a noir-ish parable which grapples with the commodification of young bodies. WHOR is an unflinching exploration of the hazards of self-discovery and sexual awakening in the digital age of dissolving personal, moral, sexual and economic boundaries.

Performed at Flinders University Drama Centre (2024)

Photos by Shannon Day

A person with short light brown hair, wearing glasses and a colorful plaid shirt, stands on a dark stage, appearing to be performing or speaking.
A young woman with curly hair in a maroon dress and black jacket holding a glass stands in a dark room, with a holographic projection of a man in a bathtub behind her.
A man and a woman are sitting in a bathtub on a dark stage, engaged in a conversation or performing a scene.