Format

Full-length play

About

Nina’s in Melbourne. In a bar. There’s a stranger. Hot stranger. Younger than her. Nina gulps, fuck it, approaches. Buy. Me. A. Drink. And he does. His name is Dacian. Within a day, Ninaa’s taking a job at the restaurant he works at. That night, she moves into his flat. By Friday, he’s breaking into a house with her, an ex of hers, a famous artist. He stole from her, a painting she did, eons ago. By Sunday, at the end of this hot, reckless, sex-filled week, Nina proposes to Dacian. He says yes. Marry me in France, he says. His home country, he’s now ready to return. At the end of this week, Nina is going to get on a plane with him and they’ll go to France. Maybe they’ll go tomorrow. Happily ever whirlwind-romance after.

A play about desire and big mistakes.

Creative team

Writer and creator Michele Lee

Director Petra Kalive

Performers Rishab Kern, Glenda Linscott

Production and development

2027: presentation, State Theatre Company South Australia, 8-27 August 2027

2025: Winner of the 2025 Griffin Award, commissioned by Griffin Theatre