The Strong Charmion
Wednesday 17 January 2024 from 7pm to 8:30pm Thursday 18 January 2024 from 7pm to 8:30pm Friday 19 January 2024 from 7pm to 8:30pm Saturday 20 January 2024 from 2pm to 3:30pm Saturday 20 January 2024 from 7pm to 8:30pm Tuesday 23 January 2024 from 7pm to 8:30pm Wednesday 24 January 2024 from 7pm to 8:30pm Thursday 25 January 2024 from 7pm to 8:30pm Friday 26 January 2024 from 7pm to 8:30pm Saturday 27 January 2024 from 2pm to 3:30pm Saturday 27 January 2024 from 7pm to 8:30pm
Matinees on Saturdays at 2pm
Previews: $25Concession: $32Adult: $38Katie Lees Foundation special event (18 January): $50
Recipient of the 2023 Katie Lees Fellowship, playwright Chloe Lethlean Higson premieres an extraordinary new work inspired by history’s untameable strongwomen.
Sydney, 1921. Rosalie Whitewood is the Charmion – the star spectacle of the Freize Family circus. Fetishised, ostracised and adored for her freakish feats of strength, she performs for sold-out crowds across the country. But when Rosalie is caught between a past love affair and an unforeseen new one, she must grapple for control of her life, identity and desires while vying to stop her stage persona from slipping.
The Strong Charmion is a vibrant exploration of queer and feminine rebellion, and the bodies that defy the labels society imposes on them.