The One by Mel Jensen and Home Country by Stephanie Reeves
Home Country: Dot, a British woman in search of answers, escapes to the faraway land of Oz. At a campsite overlooking Uluru, she is forced to share her tent with a grumpy stranger. Amidst the ancient landscape, an unlikely friendship is formed as both women are confronted with the past. A comedy drama, Home Country explores what it means to truly find home.
The One: Think you know how men really talk to women online? With an average of one Australian woman dying every week at the hands of her intimate parter, Tinder is more than a minefield of dick pics, catfish and Andrew Tate fans; it can lead to murder. In The One, Mel Jensen lays bare her dating experiences, blends verbatim conversations with Sydney men and explores what it’s like to date the not-so-nice guys lurking in our digital midst.
23 September - 1 October 2023
The One, directed by Mel Jensen with Oliver Harcourt-Ham, Mel Jensen, Enoch Li, John Michael Narres, Emily Shaddick and Matthew van den Berg.
Home Country, directed by Romney and Glen Hamilton with Muskan Gumber, Deborah Jones, Giddy Pillai, Abi Rayment and Stephanie Reeves.
“Two contrasting plays, by degrees funny and confronting, Home Country and The One, a double delight worth serious consideration.” Australian Stage
God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton
A playground altercation between eleven-year-old boys brings together two sets of London parents for a meeting to resolve the matter. At first, diplomatic niceties are observed, but as the meeting progresses and the rum flows, tensions emerge and the gloves come off, leaving the couples with more than just their liberal principles in tatters.
18 - 27 November 2022
Directed by Romney Hamilton with William Baltyn, Mel Jensen, Nick Roberts and Emily Shaddick.
“Director Romney Hamilton (Sunrise; Websters Bitch) must be commended for her incredible attention to detail.”
Theatre Travels
“Reza’s play is simultaneously hilarious and shocking. With its constant shifts between different emotional extremes, as well as its single-location setting, it certainly presents a huge challenge for any actor. But the cast takes on this challenge seemingly effortlessly, delivering beautifully nuanced performances complete with sharp moments of physical theatre.”
Theatre Travels
Love Song by John Kolvenbach
Beane is a loner, a misfit. On the fringe of life, the walls are closing in and the light's starting to dim. His sister Joan and her husband Harry are at a loss as to how to help him. In fact, they could do with a little help themselves. Then Beane meets Molly. All of a sudden, the love songs make sense and Beane's contagious joy changes them all.
Sydney Fringe Festival, 16 – 25 September 2022
Directed by Glen Hamilton with Romney Hamilton, David Hodgkins, Mel Jensen and Nick Roberts.
“(A) witty script full of endless surprises and strong, nuanced performances.”
Theatre Travels
“Love Song is a cosy little play that shows us the rejuvenation of love in life through one’s imagination and I would recommend it to anyone.”
Night Writes
“Love Song is a truly life-affirming piece of theatre.”
Theatre Travels