Update for July 2024 - because it’s been a minute

Every audition room is full to bursting with female talent - so why are there so few roles for women? Is it a relic of historical opression, a by-product of the stories we tell or simply a fact of life? Take a musical journey through classic and contemporary theatre with Kate O'Sullivan, to discover why female theatre artists of all kinds still find themselves bonking their heads on the “glass curtain”, and why all the best roles are written for men.

May 19 - 27 2023
Don Russell Performing Arts Centre, Thornlie WA
Role: The Minstrel

Every audition room is full to bursting with female talent - so why are there so few roles for women? Is it a relic of historical opression, a by-product of the stories we tell or simply a fact of life? Take a musical journey through classic and contemporary theatre with Kate O'Sullivan, to discover why female theatre artists of all kinds still find themselves bonking their heads on the “glass curtain”, and why all the best roles are written for men.

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