The Husband Stitch

Carmen Maria Machado is the author of the bestselling memoir In the Dream House, the graphic novel The Low, Low Woods, and the award-winning short story collection Her Body and Other Parties. She has been a finalist for the National Book Award and the winner of the Bard Fiction Prize, the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction, the Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Nonfiction, the Brooklyn Public Library Literature Prize, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the National Book Critics Circle's John Leonard Prize. In 2018, the New York Times listed Her Body and Other Parties as a member of "The New Vanguard," one of "15 remarkable books by women that are shaping the way we read and write fiction in the 21st century."

Her essays, fiction, poetry, and criticism have appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times, Granta, Vogue, This American Life, Harper’s Bazaar, Tin House, McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, The Believer, Guernica, Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy, Best American Nonrequired Reading, and elsewhere. She has been awarded fellowships and residencies from the American Academy in Berlin, the Guggenheim Foundation, the Civitella Ranieri Foundation, the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Yaddo, MacDowell, Hedgebrook, Storyknife, and the Millay Colony for the Arts. She teaches fiction at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.

Trained at the Academy of Film, Theatre and Television, Alex was the ASM for three graduation shows in 2018. They have also been the Assistant Stage Manager for Penrith Musical Comedy Company's Oliver! in 2019; collaborated as part of the stage management team for Short & Sweet since 2019-2022 at the Tom Mann Theatre; and were Stage Manager/Sound Operator for Ninefold's A Murder Story Retold at Fringe HQ. Stage Managed/ technical operator for multiple shows at the Chippen St Theatre. They collaborated with Kwento in 2022. In 2024, they Stage Managed multiple KXT shows and were spotted as a Swing Assistant Stage Manager for Hamilton & Titanique. They have since been spotted making the rounds back in indie theatre.

Description goes hereAmy Victoria Brooks (she/they) is a professionally trained and accomplished stage, screen, and voice Actor. She graduated from Adelaide College of the Arts in 2010 with an Advanced Diploma in Arts (Acting). Amy moved to Sydney in 2015 to continue performing and has most recently has appeared in the feature film Three Chapters and TVCs for companies such as Nuttelex, VW, and McDonald’s. Stage credits include productions with Sydney Shakespeare Company, Tooth & Sinew, Ponydog, House of Sand, Act React, Streamed Shakespeare, Puddle or Pond, New Theatre, and Divergent Theatre. Screen credits Deadly Women, Armed & Dangerous, and Con Girl. Amy is represented by Scenario Artists and is a proud MEAA member.

Ellie Wilson (they/she) Ellie is a sound designer, composer, musician, and visual artist. Credits include: Sound Designer/Composer: First, Do No Harm, Monstrous (KXT on Broadway); Lost & Finding (Flightpath Theatre) Assistant Sound Operator: Theys at the Hayes 2026 (Hayes Theatre Co)

Jasmin (she/her) designs for musicals and theatre and enjoys using colour and practical light sources to create worlds and convey emotion. She has a Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours)/ Arts from UNSW, majoring in Chemistry and Theatre and Performance Studies, and has spent the last few years attempting to keep her feet firmly in both worlds. Recent lighting design credits include Animal (Ratcatch), Blood Wedding (La Fábrica de Microobios and Gente Perdida), For the Love of Paper (BCD Theatre and Culture Shock Theatrical), Grain in the Blood (Virginia Plain), It's Not Funny It's Private (Sydney Fringe), A Very Expensive Poison (New Theatre), The Pitchfork Disney (Virginia Plain), The Hero Leaves One Tooth (Ratcatch), Cherry Smoke (CrissCross Productions), Chef (Virginia Plain) Urinetown (Heart Strings Theatre Co. and Hayes Theatre), The Woman and the Car (Ship's Cat Theatre Company), Hit Me Baby and Losing It (Flightpath Theatre), Labyrinth (Dream Plane Productions) Much Ado (Attractive, Not Model Attractive), Chef (Virginia Plain), Much Stuff (Peg on a Line Productions), Wil & Grace (Rogue Projects), Fuente Ovejuna! (Dream Plane Productions), Distorted (Fixed Foot Productions), associate lighting designer with Martin Kinnane for Rosaline (Little Trojan), lighting designer for R&J (Sheshakespeare), and REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN. (Sydney Fringe Festival)

Description goes hereJasmin trained at the Academy of Film Theatre and Television before landing lead roles in the films ‘Mothership’ and ‘1+1=11’, both directed by Martyn Parks. A natural creator as well as performer, she wrote, produced, and starred in the short films ‘Walk in My Shoes ‘and ‘Modern Mating’, then co-created the hit comedy web series ‘Inadequate’ — winner of Best Comedy Series at the Houston Comedy Festival and now streaming on the Roku Channel. On screen, she has also appeared on Home and Away as Judy. On stage, Jasmin has proven equally versatile, playing Marianna in Well, Actually's comedy ‘We're All Terrible’, Tessa in ‘Chimerica’ at New Theatre Nominated at The Sydney Theatre Awards, and Nicole in Allan Staples' award-winning ‘Brave People’ which was awarded Best Play at S+S Festival and Best Actor at S+S Festival which she later reprised as part of the anthology ‘L-O-V-E’ at KXT with Bear Tiger Productions— a partnership that saw her step into the role of stage and script advisor. She then took on four distinct characters in Alexandra Long's ‘Love All’ at Chatswood Concourse, directed by Denny Lawrence, as well as playing Mileva Albert Einsteins first wife in ‘Wake’ by Ron Elisha at the Spoken Word Festival.

Katie Picton (she/her) is an actor, writer and performance maker. She has completed acting training at the Hub Studio, Actor’s Centre Australia and Sydney Acting Studio, as well as further performance training in Laban, Suzuki and Butoh. In 2023, she attended the Gaulier School to do training in physical theatre. Having just finished her Master of Creative Writing, Katie works across stage and screen and has a particular interest in adaptation, experimentation and storytelling that engages the political alongside the deeply personal. Acting credits include the short films Faye (2025), Killing in the Name of Kelly (2025), Vestige(2026), Red Eye(2026) and No One’s Ever Gone (2026). Katie has also worked on theatrical productions as an actor and stage crew member with the Sydney University Dramatic Society and Lane Cove Theatre Company, including Luscious Con Submarine and Cloudstreet. As part of her Master of Creative Writing, Katie has written works of creative non-fiction, screenplays and poetry including Ex Utero, The Yellow House and coin catcher.

Molly Haddon is an actor, writer and director based in Sydney, Australia with a passion for both film and theatre. In her teens, she worked as a professional actor in various Sydney theatre productions and then went on to study film at Macquarie University. There she fell into cinematography and later completed the Graduate Certificate: Cinematography at the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS). Haddon decided to combine her cinematography and acting backgrounds and move into directing. Since then she has studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in the Directors Studio program. In 2026 Haddon wrote and performed in her first one-woman-show "SEXretary: Tales From a Red Light Receptionist" at Sydney Fringe Festival. It was shortlisted for best in theatre and won the "Tour Ready" award to Newcastle Fringe. In 2022 Haddon’s debut feature film “The Longest Weekend” had its world premiere at the prestigious Sydney Film Festival. With two sold-out sessions “The Longest Weekend” was one of only 15 films given a “Back By Popular Demand” session. It received completion funding in 2022 from Queer Screen and screening at the 2023 Mardi Gras Film Festival. The film was also featured at Darwin International Film Festival, Brisbane International Film Festival and was the Australia Feature of the Year at Melbourne Queer Film Festival. Her previous acting credits include The Money Shot (The Americas a Theatre Company) Present Laughter, Sunset Strip (New Theatre) Steel Magnolias, Sherlock Holmes and the Jersey Lily, Towards Zero, Figaro, A Murder Is Announced (Genesian Theatre) Mrs Mckenna And The Female Home (Peach Productions) Two Quarters Full (Flight Path Theatre) The Tender Age (Version 1.0/ATYP) Cursed Hearts (ATYP).

Natalia Nour is a multidisciplinary Moldovan-French-Australian actor and graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA). She is a two-time recipient of the Portland House Bursary for Excellence and a recipient of the Patricia Kennedy Award, presented upon graduation for highest ranking in artistic performance. Having moved through cultures and languages, Natalia brings a rare nuance to every story she tells. Select theatre credits include: Juliet: Romeo + Juliet (VCA); Nancy Wake: White Mouse (Reaction Theatre); Patricia: Salad Day (Short Straw Theatre Company); Lead Ensemble: UNWOMAN the protest (The Rabble). Screen/other credits include: Bring Her Back (A24/Causeway); Speedway Murders (SLA Films); The Arts Hour (ABC Radio National); I Dreamt I Was a Butterfly (VCA). Natalia is represented by Belinda Blight Agency and is a MEAA member.

Paris is a Sydney-based creative working across technical theatre, design and animation. They work as a venue technical supervisor at Bell Shakespeare and also develop stop motion animation.

As Set Designer: Lost & Findings, For the Love of Paper, and Rhomboid (KXT). As Lighting Designer: 35mm, Homos or Everyone in America, Dancing at Lughnasa.

Paris’ work on Lost & Findings was recognised with a Sydney Theatre Award for Best Independent Set Design. They occaisonally dance ballet.

Rosie is an actress, vocalist, writer, and burlesque performer under the name Fantomina Fury. She trained at UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music and WAAPA. Select credits include: The Woman: The Husband Stitch (Virginia Plain Theatre); Yperitis: Galatea (UCLA School of Theatre, Film, and Television); Olivia: Wrangler (UCLA School of Theatre, Film, and Television) Burlesque credits include: Tickle & Tease (Sydney Fringe Festival); Double Take Burlesque (qtopia); Juicy Fruit (Demon Derriere); Velvet Garden (Sydney Vintage Dance Company)

Simon Porro is a theatre director and educator, based across Gadigal Country and Naarm / Melbourne. He is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA). As Director: Milked (Old Fitz Theatre); Kindness (Martyn Myer Arena); Human Days (Flight Path Theatre); Antigone (Studio One, UNSW). As Assistant Director: Anna X (Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre); The Bank (Grant Street Theatre). As Directing Secondment: Much Ado About Nothing (Melbourne Theatre Company); Troy (Malthouse Theatre); The Talented Mr. Ripley (Sydney Theatre Company / Arts Centre Melbourne); The Comeuppance (Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre).

Scottish born, Susan Jordan is a Sydney based stage and screen actor whose career spans more than four decades. Trained in Stanislavsky, Meisner, Laban, Butoh, Viewpoints, and Clown, she has also studied with Les Chantry, Ian Hughes, Stevie Ray, Fountain Head Casting, and Kevin Jackson. Select credits include: As Actor: The Woman: The Husband Stitch (Virginia Plain); Laurie: Continuity (The New Theatre); Hilary Clinton/Melania Trump: Trumperlaine the Great (Upper Crass Players); Effie Davidson: Killers of Eden (Wild Things); Hera: Death in the Pantheon (Upper Crass Players); Jane: Home Country (Darlo Drama); Mrs Moore: A Passage to India (Genesian Theatre); Ma Gwynn: Nell Gwynn (The New Theatre); Mrs Pottie/ Mrs Pettit: Deadhouse: Tales of Sydney Morgue (Blancmange Productions); Anita : Vincent River (Throwing Shade); April/ Tina/ Stephanie/Angela: Tales of Dark Knitting (Belvoir Street Theatre). Screen/other credits include: Agnes Vale: The Last Post (No Filter Productions); Grandmother: People Pleaser (Her Own Take); Mrs Moore: A Hurried Child (Original Pictures); Queenie: River Tap That (Tunks Productions); White Lady Mourner: Westerners (ABC); Panettone Host: Aldi Christmas (Goodoil Productions); Aggie Bruce: Under the Sun (Taste Creative); Yvonne Caylor: Deadly Women (Beyond Productions). Additional appearances include Haunting Australia, Sons and Daughters, Possession, Australia’s Most Wanted, and The Money or the Gun (ABC). As a director/producer: The Uncomfortable Truth: (Cross Over Stories); Speaking Frankly (Gauntlett Productions); None So Blind: (Dark Pony); The 529 to the Cemetery (Bareboards Cronulla Arts); The Admirable Crichton, The Touch of Silk, 1612: The Pendle Witches (Players in the Pub). Susan is a proud member of MEAA.

Victor is a freelance designer and director. In 2019 Victor established the indie theatre company Virginia Plain that debuted with a new adaptation of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard. Select credits include: 
Director: Three Sisters, Grain in the Blood, The Pitchfork Disney, Chef, Twelfth Night [heads or tails], The Cherry Orchard (Virginia Plain); Radiant Vermin (Studio Sputnik) The Merry Wives of Windsor (New Theatre) A Delicate Balance (Sydney Classic Theatre Co.); Brothers Karamazov, Tender Indifference, Red Cross (Arrive. Devise. Repeat.); Constellations (Chippen Street Theatre) Debris, Bitch Boxer, Grounded (Sydney Fringe Festival); Titus, The Seagull (SUDS); and Cowboy Mouth(Backspace Theatre).

Designer: Grain in the Blood, The Pitchfork Disney, Chef, Twelfth Night [heads or tails], The Cherry Orchard (Virginia Plain); Radiant Vermin (Studio Sputnik); Ear to the Edge of Time (Sport for Jove); Things I Know to be True, Once in Royal David’s City (New Theatre); Brothers Karamazov, Tender Indifference, Red Cross (Arrive. Devise. Repeat.); Wit (Clock and Spiel Productions); Fuente Ovejuna!, Ditch (Dream Plane); Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (Montague Basement); The Street of Crocodiles and Image of an Unknown Young Woman (AFTT); A Westerner’s Guide to the Opium Wars (35 Square); Antigone, Wyrd (Ninefold).

Lighting Designer: Plenty of Fish in the Sea (Clockfire); Betty is a Butcher (Siren Theatre Co.); Things I Know to be True, Once in Royal David’s City (New Theatre); Wit (Clock and Spiel Productions).
Training: B.Perf Australian Institute of Music, and B.A. University of Sydney.