Single Ladies

Set in the sanitised grunge of Collingwood, Single Ladies is a buddy story of lone women in the city told over the course of a day, from award-winning writer Michelle Lee.

Developed through Red Stitch’s INK program, Single Ladies will celebrate its Australian premiere season at Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre as a part of the 2020 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

“Ya used to get mugged around here. In the 70s, and the 80s. Even into the 90s. All types. The Aboriginals. The Serbians. Punks. Skips. You’d just punch on. People were tough around here. People were surviving.”

Anne, Lilike and Rachel are from different generations and backgrounds and hold different allegiances to their neighbourhood, but a chance happening outside Coles sets them on the path to an improbable friendship.

Lee’s 2017 play Rice won the 2018 Australian Writers’ Guild Best Original Stage Play award, while her 2018 play Going Down was a finalist in the same award as well as both the Victorian and New South Wales premier’s literary awards.

Established in 2002, Red Stitch performs contemporary Australian plays and award-winning new writing from around the world. It also plays a vital role in the development and presentation of new Australian works through the INK playwriting program.

Join other Melbourne Forum members in supporting this contemporary independent theatre company at the world premiere of Single Ladies in a unique and intimate venue.

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