The Female of the Species
PREMIERE SEASON
THE OLD FITZ THEATRE
1-23 NOVEMBER 2024
★★★★
“A delightful experience… An excellent comedy”
SUZY GOES SEE
★★★★
“The comic one-liners and acid-dipped speeches are non-stop… clever and rewarding”
STAGE NOISE
★★★★½
“Clever & entertaining… Lucy Miller is perfect
as Margot”
THEATRE NOW
★★★★
“This production is a must-see… Lucy Miller delivers a standout performance”
WHATS THE SHOW
“An uninterrupted 90 minute feast of
thespian fireworks”
CITY HUB
“A force of wit and fun”
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
“You hardly have time to get one chortle out before another is generated”
LIMELIGHT
You will question your heroes.
Alone in her country cottage Margot Mason, rockstar feminist, writer and fearless academic is trying to write her next life-altering bestseller, something that can match her seminal work, The Cerebral Vagina. But rather than producing diamonds, the pressure has only produced crumpled pages and a serious case of writers’ block.
Enter Molly, a committed fan with an axe to grind. And a gun.
Faced with the true impact of her life’s work, Margot must defend her choices to not only Molly and her gun, but her daughter, her publisher, an errant taxi driver, and ultimately, us.
As we navigate the turbulent new terrain of the online battle of the sexes, Joanna Murray-Smith's fast-paced and hilarious commentary on feminism and the heroes thar shape us emerges as an Australian classic with piercing relevance almost twenty years since its premiere.
Rogue Projects present this fresh new take on a play that deftly walks the tightrope between satire and farce - a take-no-prisoners comedy that proves the female of the species is not only deadlier, but funnier than the male.
“All the elements of a great play are here.
I cannot recommend this show enough”
FOURTH WALL REVIEWS
Production Information
Run Time: Approx. 100 minutes, no interval.
Content Warnings: The show includes coarse language and sudden loud noises. A prop gun is used throughout. The play contains references to sexual assault and suicide.
CREATIVE TEAM
Written by: Joanna Murray-Smith
Director & Sound Design: Erica Lovell
Producers: Talia Meyerowitz-Katz, Robbi James, and Erica Lovell
Assistant Director: Olivia Hall-Smith
Production Design: Paris Burrows
Lighting Design: James Wallis
Stage Manager: Caity Cowan
Poster & Promotional Images: Phil Erbacher
Production Images: Noni Carroll
CAST
Margot Mason: Lucy Miller
Molly Rivers: Jade Fuda
Tess Thornton: Lib Campbell
Bryan Thornton: Doron Chester
Frank: Joe Kalou
Theo Hanover: Mark Lee
PRODUCTION & MEDIA ENQUIRIES
Please forward media and production enquiries to talia@rogueprojects.com.au
The Female of the Species is made possible with support from The City of Sydney arts and culture grants. Rehearsal space and vital resources have been made possible with the generous sponsorship Poetry In Action, one of Australia’s leading touring theatre education organisations. We are very grateful for their support.