5—24 Sep
Brisbane Festival, La Boite Theatre and
Queensland Performing Arts Centre present
Tiddas
The secret lives of sisters.
World Premiere
Brisbane, 2022. Five women, best friends for decades, meet once a month to talk about books, life, love and the jagged bits in between.
Dissecting each other’s lives seems the most natural thing in the world and honesty, no matter how brutal, is something they treasure.
Best friends tell each other everything, don’t they? But each woman carries a complex secret and one weekend, without warning, everything comes unstuck.
Tiddas is a page-to-stage adaptation of Anita Heiss’ best-selling novel directed by Nadine McDonald-Dowd.
Heiss has developed Tiddas for the stage, introducing Brisbane audiences to the story’s inimitable stars: Izzy, Veronica, Xanthe, Nadine and Ellen.
Meet Anita Heiss
Meet the award-winning writer of Tiddas, Anita Heiss, and have your book signed, at select performances.
Tues 13 Sep, 6.30pm
Thurs 15 Sep, 7.30pm
Tues 20 Sep 6.30pm
Thurs 22 Sep, 7.30pm
By Anita Heiss
Directed by Nadine McDonald-Dowd
CREATIVE TEAM
Writer Anita Heiss
Director Nadine McDonald-Dowd
Designer Zoe Rouse
Sound Designer Wil Hughes
Dramaturg Jane Harrison
Dramaturgical Consultant Sanja Simić
Assistant Creative (Direction) Lara Croydon
Assistant Creative (Direction) Aidan Rowlingson
CAST
Izzy Phoebe Grainer
Xanthe Shakira Clanton
Ellen Chenoa Deemal
Nadine Louise Brehmer
Veronica Anna McMahon
Noon/Mum Roxanne McDonald
Men Sean Dow
PRODUCTION
Stage Manager Sophie Watkins
Assistant Stage Manager Sarah O’Neil
Image by Morgan Roberts.
Price
$45 - $55. Groups of 4+ from $50. Booking fees apply.
Times
Matinees: Thu 11am
Evenings: Tue 6:30pm, Wed-Sat 7:30
Previews: Mon 5 Sept, 6:30pm; Tue 6 Sept, 6:30pm
Opening Night: Wed 7 Sept, 7:30pm
Artist Talk: Fri 16 Sept, 7:30pm
Auslan Interpreted: Fri 16 Sept, 7:30pm
Accessibility
Wheelchair access
Auslan interpreted events
Important Info
Suitable for all ages.
Latecomers will be admitted at an appropriate break in the performance.
Schools: access educational packs and schools ticketing here.
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The personal is political in this joyful, and poignant novel of five women friends on the cusp of turning 40. Tiddas is also a love letter to Brisbane, and the writing celebrates the fact that the women have all ended up in a city where they have a sense of place.
Michael Jongen
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