Format

Full-length play

(I contributed a short monologue)

About

I’m With Her is a celebration of the dark art of counter-attack, generously shared by some of Australia’s smartest, funniest and most thoughtful female voices.

Every great social justice movement has started with … people sitting in a circle, telling their personal stories that they think only happen to them … and realizing that if it’s happening to all these unique people, it’s political. – Gloria Steinem

This is what #MeToo and Time’s Up have been about – that it’s not just me, it’s all of us. It’s political.

Told from the true stories of ordinary and extraordinary women, Pussy Monologues uncovers the brave, ingenious and darkly funny ways women have survived, outlasted, outwitted and outmuscled the patriarchy.

Led by award-winning documentary filmmaker and writer Victoria Midwinter Pitt (Afghanistan: Inside Australia’s War, Leaky Boat, Rampant: How a City Stopped a Plague), I’m With Her shares exquisite accounts by women for everyone.

Creative team

Developed and produced by Darlinghurst Theatre Company

Director & Lead Writer Victoria Midwinter Pitt

Dramaturg Francesca Smith

Set & AV Designer Mia Holton

Lighting Designer Kelsey Lee

Sound Designer & Composer Tegan Nicholls

Stage Manager Amy Morcom

Production Manager Lila Neiswanger

Contributing writers Arielle Cottingham, Michele Lee, Maeve Marsden & Libby Wood, Jordan Raskopoulos

Cast: Gabrielle Chan, Shakira Clanton, Lynette Curran, Deborah Galanos and Emily Havea.

Featuring compelling first-hand accounts from:

Dr. Anne Aly, Counter Terrorism Expert and Labor MP

Julie Bates AO, Sex Worker Rights Activist and Sex Worker

Dr. Marion Blackwell, Environmental Scientist

Pam Burridge, World Champion Surfer

The Hon Julia Gillard, Australia’s first female Prime Minister

Nikki Keating, Bartender and Anti-Sexual Harassment Campaigner

Prof. Marcia Langton AM, Foundation Chair of Australian Indigenous Studies, University of Melbourne

Sister Patricia Madigan, Catholic Nun

Erin Phillips, Champion Footballer

Production and development

2019: Developed and presented by Darlinghurst Theatre Company, 9 November to 1 December