Next date: Friday, 25 September 2026 | 08:00 PM
Struggling with infertility and a stalled acting career, Gia wants to play Ophelia one last time.
Written by Grace Wilson (NYC New Play Award Runner-up), Directed by Jo Bradley (Snowflake), and starring Annie Stafford (Stupid Fucking Bird), Gia Ophelia is a darkly comic one-woman satire, skewering sexism and ageism in the arts.
Gia played Ophelia once when she was younger and fresh on the scene. And now she’s older, and wiser, and ready to give Ophelia one last crack. But she’s not the same youthful Gia she once was. Conflicted by the trials of motherhood, infertility and her youth passing her by, Gia must ask herself where her priorities lie and what it truly means to be a mother and an artist.
Winner of the Emerging Artist Award and a finalist for Best in Theatre at Sydney Fringe 2025, GIA OPHELIA returns for a limited season in 2026. A resounding, rebounding palpable hit (Australian Stage), GIA OPHELIA is not to be missed.
★★★★½ – What’s On Sydney
★★★★½ – Stage Door Podcast
★★★★ – Cultural Binge
★★★★ – Spot on Sydney
★★★★ – State of the Arts
This event is part of Lane Cove Festival in partnership with Sydney Fringe Festival.