hot mess

A comedy set inside a public bathroom? You gotta be sh*tting me...

production details

Season dates:
9-19 June, 2021 - Kings Cross Theatre - SOLD OUT SEASON
15-26 Oct, 2019 - Old 505 - FreshWorks FEMME
Director/Co-Devisor: Tasha O’Brien
Cast/Co-Devisors: Jessica Adie, Courtney Ammenhauser, Alicia Dulnuan-Demou, Hannah Grace Fulton, Jenna Suffern and Mây Trần
Stage Manager: Stephanie Black
Lighting Designer: Vanessa Gregoriou
Sound Designer: Chrysoulla Markoulli
Set Artist & Builder: Hayley O’Mara
Graphic Design: Fifty One Watts
Presented by: The General Public in association with bAKEHOUSE Theatre Co

synopsis

Over the course of a drunken night out, old friends and strangers come together in the most sacred of spaces – the public bathroom – to bare all (both figuratively and literally). HOT MESS cracks open the cubicle door to reveal stories of late-night shenanigans and surprising solidarity in the fleeting friendships that are forged behind usually closed doors.

There will be singing, there will be dancing, there will be one too many drunk texts to that-toxic-ex-whose-number-you-have-deleted-43-times-but-you-know-exactly-where-to-find-it-in-your-recent-call-history-from-that-time-you-tried-to-booty-call- them-after-Friday-night-work-drinks-escalated-and-you-didn’t-delete-it-the-next-day... even though you told your best friend Lucy you did.

AWARDS:
Sydney Theatre Awards 2021
Nominated - Best Sound Design and Composition of an Independent Production (Chrysoulla Markoulli)

bringing together a hell of a lot of smarts to make something wonderfully stupid (in the best possible way) ★★★★ Time Out Sydney, 2021

big performances and sparkling chemistry ★★★★ Theatre Travels, 2021

part play, part party – it’s the warmth and camaraderie of being out with friends…. a loud and responsive audience was clearly delighted to see and be seen ★★★½ Sydney Morning Herald, 2021

with clear and confident direction by Tasha O’Brien…all the performers fully inhabit the space and the energy never waned ★★★1/3 Queer Review, 2021

this terrific ensemble have an infectious love of the silly but astute directing hasn’t allowed the story to get lost, ensuring that the characters hold true through the silliness Reviews by Judith, 2019

you get an insightful piece about female relationships and fleeting intimacy, and you get a really good laugh as a bonus Theatre Travels, 2019